- Date
- April 14, 1986, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Newton, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N44DNCessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860414011789A
- Case key
- 30319
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The eng lost power during takeoff at an altitude of aprx 100 ft. subsequently, the acft settled into trees near the departure end of the rwy & was damaged. A post-acdnt exam of the acft revealed the fuel tanks were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44DN
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070218
- Airframe hours
- 4,219
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billie Jane Madden
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1986 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- 3N5 · Newton, runway 24, 2,500 × 45 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 652 total · 652 in this make and model · 562 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.