- Date
- September 20, 1992, 13:26 local (18:26 UTC)
- Place
- Joplin, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9234UCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920920037609A
- Case key
- 15552
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Probable cause
Poor preflight planning and preparation along with the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply to complete the flight. A factor related to the accident was the downdraft encountered.
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.
Analysis
The pilot departed for the 30 minute flight with 8 gallons of fuel. On short final at his destination, a loss of engine power was experienced. The pilot reported that a downdraft forced the airplane into trees while he was attempting to make it to the runway. The pilot and passenger evacuated the airplane after which time it descended to the ground. Post accident inspection revealed 2 3/4 gallons of fuel remaining in the airplane. Unusable fuel load for the airplane is 3 1/2 gallons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9234U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078184
- Airframe hours
- 3,392
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- D&A Vsaviation
- Registered owner
- Skyline Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 18, 1992 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- Shangra-La, OK
- Airport
- JLN · Joplin Regional, runway 18, 5,003 × 100 ft
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 66 total · 64 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 18 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JLN, 1 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 N9234U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.