- Date
- April 2, 1988, 15:42 local (19:42 UTC)
- Place
- Downingtown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N60057Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880402035889A
- Case key
- 36127
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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 takeoff from shannon airport, the flight experienced an engine power loss and crashed. Pilot stated that water was found in the carburetor. The plt said after the acc that after the power loss he noticed powerlines and houses in front and made a sharp left turn, then must have passed out because he didn't remember any thing after that.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60057
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070042
- Airframe hours
- 4,430
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chet Dempsey
- Registered owner
- Chester Dempsey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1987 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- N25 · Downingtown, PA
- Airport
- W25 · Bob Shannon, runway 12, 2,653 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 587 total · 492 in this make and model · 456 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.