# NTSB NYC83LA092: Cessna 150, N99ML, Waynesburg, PA, April 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 12, 1983, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Coordinates: 39.890377, -80.180198 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8904&lon=-80.1802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA092
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35168/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA092

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - water (contributing factor)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper, airport personnel (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - airport facility (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING A NORMAL TAKEOFF, UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 200 TO 250 MSL, ALL ENG POWER WAS LOST. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, FOR A CLEAR AREA NEAR A HIGHWAY, THE ACFT HIT THE TOP OF A T-HANGAR. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A GULLY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WATER IN THE FUEL. AN INSPECTION OF THE REFUELING FACILITY REVEALED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF WATER IN THE STORAGE TANKS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N99ML (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17099
- Airframe hours: 4025
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Thomas Ross Shaffer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 4, 1982, 0 hours before
- Departed: WAY, WAYNESBURG, PA
- Airport: WAY, Green County, runway 26, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 823 total, 465 in this make and model, 413 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830412025219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830412025219A), Apr 12, 1983: Cessna 150, Waynesburg, PA, Destroyed. Engine quit on takeoff. No place to land safely. Struck a hangar and trees. Water in fuel from inground fuel tank.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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