# Accident 19920913039119A: Cessna 150, Greeley, CO, September 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4400° N, 104.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4400&lon=-104.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5703E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5703E-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 614 total, 489 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913039119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING. USED AUTO FUEL. COMPOSITE FLOAT SATURATED. NOT PER STC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN92LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA092), Sep 13, 1992: Cessna 150 (N5703E), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A DETERIORATED CARBURETOR FLOAT WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FLOODING. A FACTOR WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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