- Date
- August 31, 1986, 15:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Butler, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3649JCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860831043359A
- Case key
- 30414
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Fuel system - waterCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
A loss of eng power was experienced shortly after takeoff at an alt of aprx 400 ft AGL. The acft contacted wires and descended uncontrolled to terrain impact during the forced landing descent. Post accident inspection of the acft revealed aprx 4 ounces of water in the gascolator. The plt stated he failed to drain the firewall gascolator during preflight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3649J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064949
- Airframe hours
- 2,427
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John C. Mclaughin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 26, 1984 · 189 hours before
- Departed
- Butler, PA
- Airport
- BTP · Butler Co.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 305 total · 305 in this make and model · 305 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- 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.