# NTSB ATL98LA124: Cessna 150E, N6080T, Bradenton, FL, September 12, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 12, 1998, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC) - Place: Bradenton, FL - Location: 27.4898° N, 82.5768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradenton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4898&lon=-82.5768&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43931 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL98LA124 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43931/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA124 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, climb - reason for occurrence undetermined, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - emergency ## Analysis According to the pilot/operator, about 1600 on September 12, 1998, he was preparing to take another pilot on a familiarization flight to demonstrate his company's flight operations. The second pilot handled the preflight inspection. The pilot observed the inspection, but did not notice any water being drained from the fuel tanks. The first pilot, who was a student rated pilot, stated that he was the pilot in command (PIC) and planned to depart the field to the east, and climb to an altitude around 400-500 feet. The engine was running fine and the takeoff was normal. About 50-100 feet above ground level (AGL) the pilot stated that it was like someone had 'pulled the throttle back' and the engine quit. Due to trees on the extended centerline of the turf runway, the pilot put the airplane in a left turn. After turning about 45 degrees, he stated that the two men 'became passengers' as the airplane descended and crashed in a field. ## Factual narrative On September 12, 1998, about 1610 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150E, N6080T,collided with the terrain during an uncontrolled descent in Bradenton, Florida. The business flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the student pilot and passenger, who was a certified flight instructor, were not injured. The flight originated from a private field just prior to the accident. According to the pilot/operator, about 1600 on September 12, he was preparing to take another pilot on a familiarization flight to demonstrate his company's flight operations. The second pilot handled the preflight inspection. The pilot observed the inspection, but did not notice any water being drained from the fuel tanks. The first pilot, who was a student rated pilot, stated that he was the pilot in command (PIC) and planned to depart the field to the East, and climb to an altitude around 400-500 feet. He also stated that his airplane was a 180 horse power conversion and, it should not be flown by an inexperienced pilot from a soft field. The engine was running fine and the takeoff was normal. About 50-100 feet above ground level (AGL) the pilot stated that it was like someone had "pulled the throttle back" and the engine quit. Due to trees on the extended centerline of the turf runway, the pilot put the airplane in a left turn. After turning about 45 degrees, he stated that the two men "became passengers" as the airplane descended and crashed in a field. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6080T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6080T-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 15060780, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150E - Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15060780 - Airframe hours: 7998 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Florida Aerial Advertising Inc - Registered owner: William M. Bruckner, Jr - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 27, 1998, 9,688 hours before - Departed: NONE, BRADENTON, FL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: SPG, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19980912023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980912023759A), Sep 12, 1998: Cessna 150E, Sarasota-Brand, FL, Substantial damage. Bannertowing acft experienced engine failure and crashed in a grass field. (.19) on September 12, 1998, about 1610 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150E,… ## Other investigations on N6080T (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 MIA95LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA234), Sep 24, 1995: Cessna 150 (N6080T), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.