- Date
- September 1, 1984, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Marshall, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N16220Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840901048029A
- Case key
- 33784
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft engine lost power while descending after 1 hr of flt. During the ensueing forced lndg the plt said he changed his selection of landing site because of an auto on the selected site (a highway). The acft was landed beside the road &a collision with a dirt bank resulted. The plt stated that he did not check the fuel quantity before takeoff by visual exam of the tanks. He said that the fuel gages indicated aprx 1/2 full at pre-flt. The acft holds 26 gallons in 2 wing tanks. Only 22.5 gallons of the 26 is usable. The unusable fuel is the inaccessible fuel while the acft is maneuvering. The failure of power occurred while descending from 4100 ft to 2100 ft MSL. Post accident exam did not disclose any evidence of a pre-impact malfunction. The wx conditions reported at the time and in the area of the accident depicits that the engine was operating in carb icing conditions. The plt did not describe his use of the engine controls, prior to or during the power loss, in his written report or interview
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16220
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073552
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Wallace D. Page
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 4, 1984 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- MO83 · Green City, MO
- Destination
- MHL · Marshall, MO
- Airport
- MO83 · Marshall Mem, runway 17, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 200 in this make and model · 160 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 49 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.