- Date
- July 21, 1983, 14:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Issaquah, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6272TCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830721059149A
- Case key
- 39735
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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 on a glider towing operation, the eng lost power at aprx 200 to 250 ft AGL. The glider plt disengaged from the tow plane & the tow plt commenced a power off descent to land on a road. There was conflicting traffic on the road. At about the same time the plt realized that the traffic would be unavoidable, eng power was regained. He started to climb back toward the airport, then the eng lost power again. He landed in a grassy area, but during the landing sequence, the left wing hit a fence that was hidden by tall vegetation. No preimpact malfunction or failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6272T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060972
- Airframe hours
- 3,030
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Linn Emrich
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 29, 1983
- Departed
- 3WA1 · Issaquah, WA
- Airport
- 3WA1 · Seattle Skyport
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 282 total · 98 in this make and model · 222 as pilot in command · 71 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNT, 7 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.