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Cessna 150L N10931

3 October 1984 · So.charleston, West Virginia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 October 1984 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N10931 was involved in an accident near So.charleston, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:15
Classification
Accident
Location
So.charleston, West Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Mallony
Coordinates
38.3607, -81.6906
Aircraft
Cessna 150L
Registration
N10931
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
So.charleston → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA002

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE ON THE BASE LEG AT 900 FT AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. PLT STATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE FAILED. DURING THE FORCED LANDING APCH THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A HIGH TENSION WIRE. THE ACFT SPUN AROUND 180 DEG AND CAME TO REST ON A LUMBER PILE IN A RESIDENTIAL YARD. THE PLT STATED FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL TANK SUMPS BEFORE TAKEOFF. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE FUEL STRAINER WAS 1/2 FULL OF WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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