# NTSB CHI08LA162: Cessna 150L, N5471Q, Summerville, SC, June 13, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 13, 2008, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Summerville, SC - Coordinates: 33.049369, -80.189628 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0494&lon=-80.1896&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 21, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 69026 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08LA162 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69026/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=69026 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA162 ## Probable cause A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000/cases.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight was departing for a ferry flight to an airport 25 miles away and just after takeoff the engine stopped. The pilot said that the engine originally started without hesitation but that during the run-up there was an indication of a fouled plug in the engine. The pilot spent several minutes clearing up the fouled plug and then took off. When the engine stopped, the pilot manipulated the throttle, causing a momentary return of power, but then the engine stopped again so the pilot made a forced landing straight ahead, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. A Federal Aviation Inspector who inspected the engine found that the magnetos would spark and that there was compression in all cylinders. The inspector also disassembled the carburetor and found no anomalies with the carburetor. The engine had a current annual inspection and had 1800 hours since the last major overhaul. The pilot submitted a written statement but not an aircraft accident report. ## Factual narrative On June 13, 2008, approximately 1930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150; N5471Q, operated and piloted by a commercial pilot crashed shortly after takeoff from Summerville Airport, Summerville, South Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and the flight was was being conducted as a ferry flight under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot, the only occupant, was not injured during the accident. The local flight was originating for the purpose of ferrying the aircraft about 25 miles to Mt Pleasant Regional Airport-Faison Field (KLRO). The pilot said the engine originally started without hesitation and he taxied to runway 24 for takeoff. Upon reaching the runway, the run up indicated there was a fouled plug in the engine. Several minutes were spent clearing up the fouled plug and the pilot proceeded to takeoff. He reported he had 2475 rpm on takeoff, but, passing though about 60 feet above the ground after takeoff, the engine suddenly stopped producing power. Manipulating the throttle caused a momentary return of power, but, the engine stopped again so the pilot made a forced landing straight ahead. A Federal Aviation Inspector inspected the engine and found the magnetos would spark and there was compression in all cylinders. The inspector also disassembled the carburetor and found no anomalies with the carburetor. The pilot submitted a written statement but not an aircraft accident report. The airplane and engine both had current annual inspections. The engine had 1800 hours since major overhaul. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5471Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5471Q), registered now, S/N 15073371, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15073371 - Engines: Continental O-200 SERIES 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Ferry, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: DYB, SUMMERVILLE, SC - Destination: LRO - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: DYB, Summerville Airport, runway 24, 3,701 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: sport pilot, without waivers/limitations; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 129° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KCHS, 25 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 20080613839419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080613839419A), Jun 13, 2008: Cessna 150L, Summerville, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot departed Summerville Airport (dyb) onjune 13, 2008 at 1924 local time, on runway 24. At the departure end of the runway the engine stopped… ## Other investigations on N5471Q (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 IAD73FKM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKM32), Apr 9, 1973: Cessna 150 (N5471Q), Advance, NC, no damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 23, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=69026. 77 KB in all. - Pilot Statement (item 1, .PDF, 77 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331262&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF 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. 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