- Date
- July 18, 1982, 14:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6440TCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820718029799A
- Case key
- 70601
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the pilot was climbing through about 700 ft MSL, he observed a person on the beach waving at his aircraft. He thought the person was someone he knew so had made a descending turn to 500 ft to take a better look. When he determined that it was the wrong person, he initiated a climb. As he advanced the throttle, the engine responded momentarily, then lost power. He maneuvered to land on the beach. However, the beach was too crowded, so he ditched in the ocean. He stated that he used no carburetor heat since he was familiar with flying the Piper PA-28, which according to him, required no carburetor heat during low power settings. Weather conditions were conducive to carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6440T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17840
- Airframe hours
- 1,672
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Carmon Cole
- Registered owner
- Harold Wakeford
- Departed
- Sarasota, FL
- Destination
- Sarasota, FL
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 21 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 17 knots
- Temperature
- 190 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ, 25 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.