# NTSB ATL85LA075: Cessna 150J, N50913, Dublin, NC, January 1, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 1, 1985, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Dublin, NC
- Coordinates: 34.659107, -78.74015 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6591&lon=-78.7401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6732/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA075

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Ditching, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. HE ABORTED THE APPROACH BECAUSE OF A TAILWIND AND FLEW ALONG A RIVER FOR APRX 1 MILE BEFORE DITCHING IN THE WATER. THE ACFT SANK IN THE RIVER AND THE PLT SWAM TO SHORE. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED FROM THE RIVER AND CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50913 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15069637
- Airframe hours: 2927
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: David P. Singletary
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 14, 1984, 2 hours before
- Departed: 4WI, ELIZABETHTOWN, NC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 335 total, 295 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850101000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850101000059A), Jan 1, 1985: Cessna 150J, Dublin, NC, Destroyed. Engine lost power in cruise. Overshot emergency airport and could not maintain altitude. Landed in river.

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.

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