- Date
- April 28, 1983, 17:30 local (Apr 29, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madera, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2062ZCessna 150C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830428018839A
- Case key
- 23691
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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(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - waterCause
Aircraft preflight - intentionalCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The plt was flying in & out of several crop duster strips. During takeoff from the 4th strip the engine quit. The acft nosed over in a plowed field. The plt attributed the engine failure to water in fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2062Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 150C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15059862
- Airframe hours
- 8,667
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald D. Mancini
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1982 · 378 hours before
N2062ZRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Cessna 150CAirframe modelCessna 150CEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,529 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.