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Cessna 150J N60454

20 June 1993 · Wilton, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 June 1993 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N60454, operated by Wesley H. Fielder, was involved in an accident near Wilton, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Wilton, North Dakota, United States
Coordinates
47.1501, -100.7803
Aircraft
Cessna 150J
Registration
N60454
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Wesley H. Fielder
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Butte → Bismark
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI93LA215

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CRUISE AT 2000 FEET AGL. THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO A HIGHWAY, SAW TRAFFIC AND TURNED TO A FIELD. ON FINAL THE PILOT SAW A POWER LINE AND ASSESSED HE COULD NOT MANEUVER TO AVOID. DISASSEMBLY OF THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP SHOWED A SPLIT SEAL ON A DIAPHRAGM SHAFT. THE PILOT DID NOT RECALL SELECTING THE AUXILIARY PUMP AFTER ONSET OF THE POWER LOSS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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