# NTSB CHI82DA137: Cessna 150, N5729E, Blaine, MN, April 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 23, 1982, 20:00 local (Apr 24, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Location: 45.1449° N, 93.2102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANOKA COUNTY/BLAINE (JANES FLD) (ANE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1449&lon=-93.2102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA137
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69973/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA137

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ABOUT 700 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN ROUGH TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED AT LEAST 1 1/2 PINTS OF WATER IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK, WATER IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL, AND THE SEAL ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK CAP WORN TO WHERE THE CAP DID NOT FIT TIGHTLY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS AND HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WITH THE USE OF A FLASHLIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5729E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5729E), registered now, S/N 17229, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17229
- Airframe hours: 2896
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Martin Tocholke
- Registered owner: Martin Tocholke
- Departed: ANE, BLAINE, MN
- Destination: ANE, BLAINE, MN
- Airport: ANE, Blaine, runway 17, 4,900 × 50 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 253 total, 213 in this make and model, 197 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19820423011069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423011069A), Apr 23, 1982: Cessna 150, Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Crash landed short of runway. Water in fuel. Had sat out for extended time. Leaky gas caps.

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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