- Date
- June 16, 1990, 16:44 local (20:44 UTC)
- Place
- Flint, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6583TCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900616021139A
- Case key
- 14691
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Probable cause
A loose fuel line caused by improper installation by maintenance personnel.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident airplane collided with terrain while attempting an off airport emergency landing on a road. The airplane had just departed from a private landing strip owned by the pilot and was in initial climb when it lost power at approximately 100 feet AGL. An after accident inspection of the airplane engine revealed that the main fuel line b-nut was loose at the carburetor. A review of the aircraft maintenance records showed that the airplane was given an annual inspection 10 flight hours prior to the accident. During this inspection a new fuel line from the fuel strainer to the carburetor was fabricated and installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6583T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17983
- Airframe hours
- 5,464
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Daniel R. Peterson
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1990 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 120 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.