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August 16, 1996 · Cessna 150F · N7053F

Plant City, FL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 16, 1996
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Plant City, FL
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Tail Number
N7053F
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
MIA96LA214

The flight had taken off from runway 9, and had climbed to an altitude of about 150 feet mean sea level, when the airplane's engine lost power. The pilot elected to make an off airport landing, turned the airplane to the left to clear trees, touched down in a field, and nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed that 2 ounces of fuel was drained from the gascolator, about 3/4 of an ounce of the fuel was water, and 1 ounce of water was drained from the carburetor bowl. The engine rotated freely and no discrepancies were found. In addition, this airplane had flown only 5 hours in the past 12 months, and had not been fueled, before this flight, since sometime in February 1996.

NTSB Probable Cause

a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, resulting in a forced landing, and subsequent nose over. A factor in this accident was an inadequate aircraft pre-flight

Full Narrative

On August 16, 1996, about 1910 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150F, N7053F, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91, personal flight, crashed in the vicinity of Plant City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot was not injured. The flight had taken off from runway 9, and had climbed to an altitude of about 150 feet mean sea level, when the airplane's engine lost power. The pilot elected to make an off airport landing, turned the airplane to the left to clear trees, touched down in a field, and nosed over. Examination of the wreckage by the FAA revealed that 2 ounces of fuel was drained from the gascolator, and about 3/4 of an ounce of the fuel was water. In addition, 1 ounce of water was drained from the carburetor bowl. The engine rotated freely and no discrepancies were found. According to the FAA inspector's statement, "...[this] aircraft [had] flown only 5 hours in over 12 months, [and was] not fueled since sometime in February 1996, possible engine failure due to fuel contamination."

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time19:10 EDT
Nearest AirportPlant City (2nm E)
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150F
Tail NumberN7053F
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-200A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 37 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind145° @ 5 kt
Visibility15 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data