- Date
- July 12, 1992, 18:30 local (Jul 13, 1992, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Palmer, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N61272Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920712025059A
- Case key
- 5752
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent stalling of the airplane and an inadequate altitude in which he could recover. Factor relating to the accident was the water in the fuel.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was taking the airplane to MEL wick's airstrip to receive an annual inspection. Witnesses stated they saw the airplane make low passes down the airstrip and heard a rough running engine. Examination of the engine showed no mechanical failure; however, there was a teaspoon of water found in the carburetor bowl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61272
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070933
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ralph E. Eller
- Registered owner
- Donald Eller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 1900
- Departed
- Z16 · Wasilla, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 153 total · 134 in this make and model · 87 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAQ, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N61272 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.