# Accident 19921023043909A: Cessna 150G, Knoxville, TN, October 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Powell Stol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0304° N, 84.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0304&lon=-84.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3366J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3366J-2014-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,643 total, 500 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023043909A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON TAXI TEST. LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES.HAD WASHED AIRCRAFT THAT SAT OUT FOR LONG PERIOD

## 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 ATL93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA017), Oct 23, 1992: Cessna 150 (N3366J), Powell, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE WATER IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL AS A RESULT OF THE IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N3366J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060627012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060627012999A), Jun 27, 2006: Cessna 150G (N3366J), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot/owner elected to "handprop" aircraft after battery depleted during unsuccessful normal start attempt. Tail tie-down ring of aircraft was secured to…

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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