# NTSB SEA83LA155: Cessna 150E, N6272T, Issaquah, WA, July 21, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 21, 1983, 14:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place: Issaquah, WA
- Coordinates: 47.499092, -121.999244 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4991&lon=-121.9992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39735/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA155

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6272T-1986-01-02), registration cancelled 1986-01-02, S/N 150-60972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15060972
- Airframe hours: 3030
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830721059149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830721059149A), Jul 21, 1983: Cessna 150E, Issaquah, WA, Destroyed. Engine lost power on glider tow. Crash landed in a highway ditch. No flaps used on landing. No engine defects noted

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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