- Date
- September 29, 1987, 19:00 local (Sep 30, 1987, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dubuque, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6206GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870929057379A
- Case key
- 34448
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Nearing completion of a personal xc flt, acft experienced a total loss of power. An emergency ldg was made approximately 3 miles short of destination apt. Acft struck terrain and nosed over. Post flt investigation revealed usable fuel supply exhausted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6206G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071706
- Airframe hours
- 4,084
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cresent Aviation
- Registered owner
- O. J.'S Crop Dusting Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 8, 1987 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- K84 · Lee'S Summit, MO
- Destination
- DBQ · Dubuque, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DBQ · Dubuque
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 12 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DBQ, 2 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 N6206G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.