ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370863
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| Date: | Saturday 25 June 1988 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8979S |
| MSN: | 15062279 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3650 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Temple, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Marcos, TX (T98) |
| (KTPL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER THE DESCENT, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE RUNNING AT FULL POWER WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES BUT IT QUIT COMPLETELY APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED IN TALL GRASS AND FLIPPED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION. INSPECTION INDICATED FUEL IN THE SYSTEM BUT FUEL IN THE FILTER BOWL WAS CONTAMINATED WITH A FIBER MATERIAL THAT WAS STOPPING THE FUEL FLOW. THE COMPOSITE FLOAT IN THE CARBURETOR WAS ALSO DETERIORATED AND WAS CREATING A RESTRICTION TO THE FUEL FLOW.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88LA126
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 1993 | N8979S | Beaumont Wings | 0 | Garrison, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 15:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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