- Date
- November 20, 1984, 16:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Joplin, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6584GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841120063489A
- Case key
- 33890
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt departed with estimated 16 gals of fuel on board for brief flight. Approaching arpt for landing, engine lost power. Plt set up for forced lndg in open field. Acft overran available open space and collided with brush. Plt stated acft had been modified for use of automotive fuel but in recent months had been using aviation grade exclusively. Investigation revealed 5 gals automotive fuel remaining in tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6584G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072084
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William E. Jarvis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 26, 1984 · 7 hours before
- Airport
- JLN · Joplin Muni, runway 4, 3,604 × 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 69 total · 51 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JLN
FAA reports on this event · 1
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