- Date
- September 13, 1992, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greeley, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5703ECessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920913039119A
- Case key
- 18235
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Probable cause
Total loss of engine power due to a deteriorated carburetor float which resulted in engine flooding. A factor was: unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
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
During initial climb following takeoff the engine began running rough and the pilot attempted to return to the airport. During this precautionary approach the engine failed and a forced landing was made to a corn field. During landing roll the aircraft nosed over. Investigation revealed an STC allowing the use of auto fuel, and auto fuel was aboard. In addition, the carburetor was equipped with a composite float vice metal float. The float was saturated causing engine flooding.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5703E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17203
- Airframe hours
- 5,800
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Campbell, Robert E.
- Registered owner
- Campbell, Robert E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1992
- Departed
- GXY
- Destination
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 614 total · 489 in this make and model · 552 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GXY, 3 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 N5703E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.