ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356237
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Date: | Wednesday 19 February 1997 |
Time: | 10:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N7811E |
MSN: | 15017611 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3453 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Turner, ME -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | , ME (3B5) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:According to the pilot, this was the first flight after maintenance to replace the left fuel tank. He said that he satisfactorily completed a preflight and run-up inspection. The pilot stated that during the initial takeoff climb, at about 30 feet above the ground, the engine lost power. The pilot closed the throttle, and applied full flaps for a landing on the remaining runway, but the airplane struck a snowbank at the departure end of the runway, and the airplane nosed over. According to the pilot, the engine ran satisfactory after the accident.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A related factor was the snowbank.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | IAD97LA050 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 years and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA050
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