# Accident 19960816023039A: Cessna 150F, Plant City, FL, August 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1996, 19:10 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Plant City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9209° N, 82.1200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9209&lon=-82.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7053F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7053F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 122 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960816023039A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER LANDING. FEW OUNCES FUEL AND WATER IN SYSTEM. NOT FLOWN OR FUELED FOR 6MO.

## 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 MIA96LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA214), Aug 16, 1996: Cessna 150F (N7053F), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, resulting in a forced landing, and subsequent nose over. A factor in this accident was an inadequate aircraft pre-flight

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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