- Date
- February 13, 1985, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Westville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2316OCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31355
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Fuel system - waterCause
Maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - inattentiveCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Emergency procedure - performed
Nose gear collapsed
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overload
Nose over
Analysis
Shortly after reaching a cruise alt of 2500 ft MSL a total loss of pwr was experienced. Plt stated he was able to momentarily restart the eng 2 or 3 times during the emergency descent but that it would fail. The nose gear collapsed and the acft nosed over during the forced landing in a soft field. Examination disclosed water in the fuel strainer. Plt stated the acft was refueled with low lead automotive fuel from drums just prior to the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2316O
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068762
- Airframe hours
- 1,992
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Rowe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1984 · 43 hours before
- Destination
- 54J · Defuniaks, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 198 total · 194 in this make and model · 187 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PFN, 20 nm away