# Accident 19980628015149A: Cessna 150H, Osceola, WI, June 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1998, 15:45 local time
- Place: Osceola, WI
- Airport: L O Simenstad Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3103° N, 92.6891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3103&lon=-92.6891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50433, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50433-1998-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,868 total, 3 in this make and model, 288 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980628015149A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCH AND GO ACFT CLIMBED TO 299 FT, ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT, ACFT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. (.4) IN THE WRITTEN STATEMENT THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT DURING THE PREFLIGHT THE STUDENT FOUND WATER IN THE FUEL. HE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ADDITIONAL FUEL DRAWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE WATER. HE SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT NO WATER WAS LEFT IN THE SYSTEM. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, AND DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS CONDUCTED IN AN AREA WHERE THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A ROADWAY AND NOSED OVER. A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE GASCOLATOR FOUND ABOUT 80% WATER CONTAINED IN THE SAMPLE DRAWN FROM THAT LOCATION.

## 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 CHI98LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA226), Jun 28, 1998: Cessna 150H (N50433), Osceola, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's incomplete preflight, and the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student's preflight. Factors were the fuel contaminated with water, and the roadway encountered…

## Other reports on N50433 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850921046789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921046789A), Sep 21, 1985: Cessna 150H (N50433), Racine, WI, Substantial damage. Applied power for go around and wingtip struck runway. Aircraft ran off side of runway into ditch.

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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