- Date
- October 3, 1984, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- So.Charleston, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N10931Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841003056649A
- Case key
- 6682
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff while on the base leg at 900 ft AGL, the engine quit. Plt stated attempts to restart the engine failed. During the forced landing apch the acft collided with trees and a high tension wire. The acft spun around 180 deg and came to rest on a lumber pile in a residential yard. The plt stated fuel was drained from the fuel tank sumps before takeoff. Examination of the engine revealed the fuel strainer was 1/2 full of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10931
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150L
- Airframe hours
- 3,263
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dan S. Peterson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 30, 1983 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- So.Charleston, WV
- Airport
- Mallony
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,823 total · 222 in this make and model · 5,748 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRW, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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