Cessna 150L N18679

Summary

On 5 August 1995 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N18679 was involved in an accident near Picayune, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

5 August 1995 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Picayune, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Picayune Pearl River Co (PCU)

Coordinates

30.5190, -89.6709

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N18679

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA95LA193

Nobody was injured.

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE ORBITING A HOUSE, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT BUT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. WHILE DESCENDING THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH, AND REMAINED SUSPENDED IN A TREE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED EACH CONTAINED 2.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR CONTAMINANTS; NONE WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND OPERATED TO NO HIGHER THAN 1,500 RPM DUE TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THE MAGNETOS WERE OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.