- Date
- January 29, 1984, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Faribault, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9205UCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840129001729A
- Case key
- 12537
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Fuel system,filter - waterFactor
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Fuel system,line - frozenFactor
Forced landing
Precautionary landing - performedCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Analysis
The acft landed in a snow covered field following a partial power loss. The plt stated that he performed a preflight which included checking the fuel for contamination. Post accident investigation revealed water in the gascolator and icein the fuel lines near the belly drain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9205U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078156
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Airlake Aero Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Airlake Aero Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- Y12 · Lakeville, MN
- Destination
- 612 · Lakeville, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 78 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 16 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 32 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.