- Date
- May 17, 1987, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Neillsville, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50499Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870517013579A
- Case key
- 13768
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A student & instructor (CFI) were on a dual x-country flt fm elroy to Neillsville & rtrn. The flt to Neillsville was uneventfull. After the acft was on the gnd aprx 20 min, hot starting procedures were used to start the eng for the rtrn flt. Eng runup & takeoff were normal until the acft was aprx 150 ft AGL, then the eng lost pwr. The CFI took ctl of the acft & atmtd a restart while pumping the throttle. He turned rgt about 30 deg for an emerg lndg. Drg the lndg, the acft hit the tops of small trees, encountered soft dirt & nosed over. Subsequently, it began burning & was destroyed by fire. Drg the investigation, no preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd that would have caused the loss of power. The plt believed the loss of power was due to a vapor lock, but this was not verified. The plt rprtd the acft had been svcd with a 50/50 mixture of 100 octane low lead fuel & no-lead auto fuel. Lycoming svc instrn #1070K did not permit the use of auto fuel due to its corrosive effect & because of vapor lock that could result fm its hi vapor pressure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50499
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 4,064
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- E And H Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 25, 1986 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- VIQ · Neillsville, WI
- Destination
- 60C · Elroy, WI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- VIQ · Neillsville Muni, runway 9, 3,000 × ft, asphalt
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
- 71
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,429 total · 35 in this make and model · 6,079 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.