Cessna 150M N704LQ

Summary

On 20 January 1983 at about 01:35 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704LQ, operated by Michael W. Funk, was involved in an accident near Cahokia, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 January 1983 at 01:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Cahokia, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Bi-State Parks (CPS)

Coordinates

38.5703, -90.1699

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N704LQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Michael W. Funk

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI83LA087

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT DURING A TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CLIMBING OUT AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND CHECKED FOR AN ENGINE PROBLEM. AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THEY CLIMBED BACK TO 200 FT AGL WHEN THEENGINE QUIT AGAIN. THE CFI LINED UP FOR AN OFF ARPT LANDING DURING WHICH THEY HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH. A FUEL LINE FROM THESELECTOR VALVE TO THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WATER CAME OUT OF THIS LINE AFTER IT WAS WARM. THE CFISAID THE DRAINS AND SUMP WERE CHECKED DURING PREFLT BUT THEY WERE INEFFECTIVE SINCE THEY WERE NOT AT THE LOWEST POINT INTHE SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.