ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359780
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| Date: | Friday 16 September 1994 |
| Time: | 22:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Palwaukee Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9456U |
| MSN: | 15078404 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6823 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winnetka, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palwaukee, IL (KPWK) |
| (KPWK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APPROXIMATELY 35 MILUTES AFTER DEPARTING ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AFTER THE PILOT MADE A SLIGHT POWER CHANGE. ALL EFFORTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. BELIEVING HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SHORELINE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN SHALLOW WATER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONSISTED OF AN ENGINE TEARDOWN AND FUEL SYSTEM EXAMINATION. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL OR OTHER ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA331
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1987 | N9456U | Private | 0 | Wheeling, IL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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