What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 12, 1999, at 1940 CDT, a Cessna 150J airplane, N50495, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Frisco, TX. The flight instructor and the student pilot receiving instruction were not injured. The airplane was owned by a private individual and was being operated by classic aviation of dallas, TX. Visual meteorolical conditions prevailed for the title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The local flight originated from the addison airport, near dallas, Texas, approx. 45 minutes prior to the accident. According to local law enforcement personnel who responded to the accident site, the flight instructor reported that the student had been practicing touch and go landings on runway 17 at the Frisco Airport. The instrctor added that while the airplane was 300 to 400 feet above the ground, the engine lost power without warning. The flight instructor stated that he took over the controls of the airplane, and turned westbound in an attempt to land on an open field covered by tall grass. During the landing, the nose landing gear dug into the ground, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The owner of the airplane reported to NTSB investigator-in-charge (iic), that the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and portions of the elevator sustained structural damage. The owner stated that there was no evidence of fuel leakage under the wings, and he was not able to detect the smell of fuel at the accident site. The operator stated that the airplane was last topped off with 11.7 gallons of 100 ll aviation fuel at 1318 in the afternoon. According to the airplane's hour meter, the airplane had been flown for 3.3 hours since its last fuel servicing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1999, AT 1940 CDT, A CESSNA 150J AIRPLANE, N50495, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR FRISCO, TX. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY CLASSIC AVIATION OF DALLAS, TX. VISUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ADDISON AIRPORT, NEAR DALLAS, TEXAS, APPROX. 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE FRISCO AIRPORT. THE INSTRCTOR ADDED THAT WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS 300 TO 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRPLANE, AND TURNED WESTBOUND IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON AN OPEN FIELD COVERED BY TALL GRASS. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE REPORTED TO NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND PORTIONS OF THE ELEVATOR SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE OWNER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER THE WINGS, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT THE SMELL OF FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST TOPPED OFF WITH 11.7 GALLONS OF 100 LL AVIATION FUEL AT 1318 IN THE AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE'S HOUR METER, THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLOWN FOR 3.3 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST FUEL SERVICING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.