- Date
- December 1, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Georgetown, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6185GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831201059789A
- Case key
- 6394
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Analysis
Earlier in the day, an annual inspection had been completed. There were no refueling facilities on the arpt, so the plt/mechanic drove to another location & purchased a can of gasoline (6 gals) which he added to the tanks. He then started the eng & satisfactorily completed a test flt. At about 1425 EST, a potential buyer was boarded & a demonstration flt was begun. During the initial climb, at about 300 ft AGL, the eng began sputtering. The plt tried to return to the rwy, but the eng lost all power. During a forced landing, the acft collided with a fence. The fuel sys was checked & appeared to operate normally. Nothing was found in the gascolator or fuel screen to block the fuel flow. The plt suspected that ice may have formed in a low point in the fuel plumbing that could not be drained. However, the temp rose above freezing about 2.4 hrs before the flt. Water was drained from a t-fitting that acted as a sump, but could only be drained by removing a plug.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6185G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071685
- Airframe hours
- 4,054
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- James E. Poe
- Registered owner
- Wesley B. Witt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- I33 · Georgetown, KY
- Airport
- I33 · Marshall Field
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
- 42
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 2,100 in this make and model · 4,400 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LEX, 10 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.