- Date
- June 2, 1986, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle Pass, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6079GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860602021569A
- Case key
- 22031
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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.
Loss of engine power
Engine assembly - failure,totalFactor
Ignition system,magneto - shortedCause
Preflight planning/preparation - poorCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Nose over
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The pilot failed to take appropriate steps to prevent water from entering the magnetos while washing the aircraft. As a result the water caused the magnetos to cut out and in turn caused the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6079G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071579
- Airframe hours
- 5,806
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marvin Charlton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 2, 1986 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- EGP · Eagle Pass, runway 16, 3,100 × 75 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,610 total · 515 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DRT, 55 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.