- Date
- April 3, 1984, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Colts Neck, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5746GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840403008459A
- Case key
- 35529
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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
During an apch to the destination arpt, the eng lost power. The plt stated 'short base leg used at 800 ft, too close to airport, so I tried skids to slow down.' Witnesses reported seeing the acft in 's' turns along the rwy as the plt attempted to lose altitude in order to touch down on the FAR end of the landing area. While still airborne, the acft was observed to stall & rotate about 90 deg to the right, then contact the ground in a nose down, right wing low attitude. One witness estimated that the acft was at about 50 ft AGL & in an 's' turn to the right when the plt lost control. Another witness said he was at 15 to 25 ft AGL & in a nose high attitude. When a witness asked the plt what had happened, he replied that the acft had run out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5746G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071247
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wilco Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Lakewood, NJ
- Airport
- Colt Neck, runway 25
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 274 total · 175 in this make and model · 173 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °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.