- Date
- January 24, 1986, 12:02 local (17:02 UTC)
- Place
- Strongsville, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22755Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860124001219A
- Case key
- 13293
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During preflight, the student pilot noticed water in the fuel tank when he checked the fuel drain. He notified his instructor, but no further action was taken. Shortly after takeoff the engine quit. An emergency landing was performed in a parking lot and one automobile was struck by the aircraft. Following the accident traces of ice were found in the gascolator sediment bowl and the carburetor float chamber.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22755
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068497
- Airframe hours
- 4,525
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Tom J. Krukemeyer Enterprises, doing business as Strongsville City Aviation
- Registered owner
- Scott T. Bessell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 28, 1985 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- 1G6 · Strongsville, OH
- Destination
- 1G6 · Strongsville, OH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,060 total · 286 in this make and model · 964 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 5 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.
Other investigations on N22755 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.