- Date
- October 5, 1986, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Farmingdale, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N66256Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861005047919A
- Case key
- 30444
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was returning home after flying for aprx 2 1/2 hours. The plt reported that he had started the flt with full fuel tanks. The acft experienced a loss of power and the plt attempted a forced landing at an arpt. He was unable to reach the rwy and the acft was landed in a cemetery. During post accident inspection of the acft no odor of fuel was noted nor was any fuel found in the fuel tanks. The engine performed satisfactorly during an test run.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66256
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075959
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Gordon Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1985 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- ISP · Islip, NY
- Destination
- ISP · Islip, NY
- Airport
- FRG · Farmingdale Republic, runway 32, 6,827 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,276 total · 1,273 in this make and model · 1,225 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 16 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FRG, 1 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.