- Date
- March 26, 1989, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Papillion, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3832JCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890326007859A
- Case key
- 34774
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Probable cause
The contamination of the fuel screen by foreign matter and operation of the aircraft with known deficiencies.
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 pvt plt said he was practicing takeoffs and ldgs. During a takeoff the engine hesitated, so he aborted the t.o. and re-landed on the remaining runway. After taxiing back, he ran the engine up and checked and confirmed normal operation. He then took off and after attaining about 150 to 200 feet AGL, the engine began losing power and an emergency landing was attempted on the airport property, resulting in collision with a terrace and nosing over. Post accident investigation and engine runup revealed foreign matter in the carburetor finger screen. The acft had been inactive over an extensive period of time before purchase by the present owner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3832J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-65132
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard H. Harriman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1988 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- 74NE · Papillion, NE
- Airport
- 74NE · South Omaha, runway 14, 2,500 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 90 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 16 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OFF, 7 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 N3832J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.