# Accident 19991109040239A: Cessna 150F, New Hope, PA, November 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: New Hope, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3591° N, 74.9496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3591&lon=-74.9496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8323G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8323G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 45 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991109040239A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT COMPLETED THREE TOUCH-AND-GOES BEFORE DEPARTING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND INITIATING A CLIMB. WHILE PASSING 900 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, AND THEN QUIT.  THE PILOT IDENTIFIED A FIELD WHICH APPEARED TO BE FLAT.  HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE FOR THE FIELD, TOUCHING DOWN SMOOTHLY.  DURING ROLL OUT, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED RISING TERRAIN.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANK VENTS WERE BLOCKED BY MUD DEPOSITED FROM INSECTS.  IN ADDITION, THE CARBURETOR BOWL WAS EMPTY.  AFTER REMOVING THE FILLER CAPS FROM BOTH FUEL TANKS THE CARBURETOR BOWL FILLED WITH FUEL.  WITH THE ENGINE STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME, AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED.  THE ENGINE STARTED , AND OPERATED 'NORMALLY.'  THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT DURING A PREFLIGHT TO CHECK BOTH FUEL TANK VENTS FOR BLOCKAGE.

## 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 NYC00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA030), Nov 9, 1999: Cessna 150 (N8323G), New Hope, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify during the preflight that both fuel vents were blocked, resulting in a total loss of engine power.

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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