Cessna 150H N22553

Summary

On 14 October 1987 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22553 was involved in an accident near Scyrene, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 October 1987 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Scyrene, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

31.7905, -87.6499

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N22553

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Andalusia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88LA012

2 people had minor injuries.

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 ENGINE LOST PWR DURING A LOW-ALTITUDE POWERLINE PATROL. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LDG. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANK VENT SYSTEM WAS OBSTRUCTED WITH MUD-DAUBER NESTS IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE CROSSOVER VENT TUBE, LOCATED IN THE TOP OF THE CABIN, WAS FOUND COMPLETELY BLOCKED. THE LEFT WING VENT TUBE WAS FOUND PARTIALLY BLOCKED. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND DURING EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE. THE ACFT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT APPROX 4 MONTHS EARLIER, AND THE WINGS WERE REPORTEDLY REMOVED FROM THE ACFT DURING REPAIRS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.