- Date
- August 23, 1991, 11:53 local (15:53 UTC)
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N704MVCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910823036539A
- Case key
- 36808
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper aircraft handling which resulted in an inadvertent stall and loss of control at an altitude insufficient for recovery. Factors related to the accident were an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion and improper preflight preparation.
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
The airplane was refueled with 8.5 gallons two days before the accident and had been flown 1.5 hours since that time. The pilot tookoff and was heard on the radio to say 'clear the runway.' A witness saw N704MV overfly the runway at an 'excessive speed' and execute a go around. The witness stated the airplane made a 60 degree bank turn to final approach and then pitch 30 degrees nose down. A total of approximately 4 gallons of fuel were drained from both wing tanks. The Cessna 150 has an unusable fuel quantity of 1.25 gallons in each wing tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704MV
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078728
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur F. Gallant
- Registered owner
- Arthur F. Gallant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 9, 1991
- Destination
- TTN · Trenton, NJ
- Airport
- 2N8 · Marlboro, runway 27, 2,156 × 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
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 796 total · 656 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.