- Date
- March 10, 1989, 18:30 local (Mar 11, 1989, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe City, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8079SCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890310004389A
- Case key
- 34766
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Probable cause
Fuel contamination and the pilot's failure to comply with a maintenance AD. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the airplane with a known deficiency.
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.
Analysis
The plt said that he was attempting to land but was dissatisfied with his approach so elected to go around. About 20 to 30 seconds later, the engine began losing power and an emergency landing was attempted. Shortly after touchdown in a soft muddy field, the acft nosed over. Post accident investigation revealed considerable water and sand in the fuel system. The acft did not have a STC for auto fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8079S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061679
- Airframe hours
- 3,210
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hendrix, Milton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1989 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- HAE · Hannibal, MO
- Destination
- K52
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 223 total · 38 in this make and model · 167 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.