Cessna 150J N50529

Summary

On 14 April 1996 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N50529 was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 1996 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Wasilla, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N50529

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96LA047

1 person was seriously injured.

A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A certificated flight instructor was providing a flight demonstration to a prospective student. The student occupied the left seat. Prior to departure, the airplane engine was hard to start and became flooded. While starting, flames were observed emanating from the exhaust. The pilot continued cranking the engine and the flames went out. After departure, the instructor demonstrated slow flight and a series of turns and stalls, adding carburetor heat before each reduction of engine power. During the recovery from the third full flap stall, about 2,400 feet mean sea level (msl), the first pilot lowered the nose of the airplane and added throttle. The engine did not respond and the propeller stopped. Efforts to restore engine power, including activating the engine starter were unsuccessful. The pilot selected an emergency landing area on a road but then noticed power lines along the road. He then performed a landing into trees. The airplane settled to the ground inverted. A postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunction. An AWOS weather observation, 3 miles north of the accident indicated a temperature of 47 degrees with a dew point temperature of 19 degrees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.