- Date
- December 17, 1994, 18:15 local (Dec 18, 1994, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Newark, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6030JCessna A150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19941217041729A
- Case key
- 19324
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Factors were the dark night and lack of suitable terrain to execute a forced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a dark night personal cross country flight, the engine lost power, at 1900 mean sea level, while in cruise flight. The pilot executed a forced landing to a field. Subsequently, the aircraft struck a fence and trees. An examination of the aircraft failed to reveal any anomalies that could have contributed to the loss of engine power.
Factual narrative
On December 17, 1994, at 1815 central standard time, a Cessna A150L, N6030J, was substantially damaged during a dark night forced landing near Newark, Texas. The airplane, flown by a private pilot, was on a personal cross country flight. There was no flight plan filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Neither the pilot or his passenger were injured.
In the Pilot/Operator report and during an interview, conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated that he departed Corsicana, Texas, (CRS) at 1700 "with approximately 14 gallons of fuel." Approximately one hour later, the "right fuel gauge read 1/8 tank or slightly less. The left tank read between 1/4 and 1/2 tank." At 1815, the "engine failed," while cruising at 1,900 feet mean sea level, and a forced landing was executed to a field. During the landing, the airplane impacted a fence and trees.
An examination of the aircraft by a FAA airworthiness inspector failed to reveal any anomalies that could have contributed to the loss of engine power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6030J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500330
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas L. Blose
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- CRS · Corsicana, TX
- Destination
- 52F · Roanoke, TX
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 71 total · 9 in this make and model · 32 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.