# Accident 20040317016639A: Cessna 150C, Deland, FL, March 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2004, 10:26 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1022° N, 81.3219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1022&lon=-81.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2080Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2080Z-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040317016639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A NON-PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED BOB LEE AIRPORT DELAND FL IN A CESSNA 150 (N2080Z) AT 1025 EST ON 3-17-04, AND AT 1026EST WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE SPUTTER THEN SAW THE AIRCRAFT BANK RIGHT THEN LEFT AND DOVE VERTICALLY INTO A FERNERY EXPLODING ON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE NON-PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. AN NTSB/FAA ON SCENE INVESTIGATION FOUND 1/2 OUNCE OF WATER IN THE GASOLATOR AND THE SPOUSE OF THE PASSENGER OFFERED THE INVESTIGATORS A PLASTIC 10 GALLON GAS CONTAINER USED TO FILL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO FLIGHT, WHICH HAD RESIDUE AND ODOR OF AUTOGAS. THE SPOUSE OF THE PASSENGER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE GAS FOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED AT A LOCAL AUTO GAS STATION. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS DO NOT CONTAIN AN ENTRY FOR AN STC FOR USING AUTO GAS.

## 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 ANC04FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA042), Mar 17, 2004: Cessna 150C (N2080Z), DeLand, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to detect water in the fuel system during the preflight inspection, which precipitated a loss of engine power during initial climb, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed…

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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