- Date
- May 3, 1986, 20:41 local (May 4, 1986, 00:41 UTC)
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8268SCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860503021039A
- Case key
- 31500
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A witness stated that he was standing in his front yard when he heard an acft eng sputter & then completely quit. He looked up & saw the lights of the acft disappear behind trees, & moments later, he heard the acft crash. A post crash exam of the acft revealed that it had impacted the ground in a steep nose down, rgt wing low attitude & was extensively damaged. No usable fuel was found in the fuel system. Also, no preimpact part failure/malfunction was fnd concerning the acft's structure, flt control sys or power plant. A toxicology check of the plt's blood revealed an alcohol lvl of 0.10%. The acdnt occurred after dark, aprx 26 min after the plt took off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8268S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061868
- Airframe hours
- 3,368
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen R.Lewis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FLL · Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 268 total · 268 in this make and model · 229 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL, 15 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.
Other investigations on N8268S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.