- Date
- January 18, 1986, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cottonwood, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21995Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860118000879A
- Case key
- 25055
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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.
Analysis
The acft had not been flown for about 4 yrs. The plt intended to fly it to chandler, AZ, for an annual inspn. The pax stated the plt had previously made a test flt, but had a problem starting the eng. Rprtdly, the plt 'cleaned the fuel system and filled the tanks' before taking off on the acdnt flt. Drg takeoff, the eng began to lose power at about 150 ft AGL. Subsequently, the acft entered a right turn & dscndd into trees & crashed. The pax stated that the eng did not stop running. No reason was found for the presumed partial loss of power. No record was found of the plt ever having held an FAA plt certificate. An NTSB form 6120.1 (pilot/operator aircraft accident report) was mailed to the plt, but it was returned marked 'moved - no forwarding address.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21995
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074598
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Philop D. Watkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- P10 · Chandler, AZ
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
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC, 21 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.