Cessna 150 N7811E

Summary

On 19 February 1997 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N7811E was involved in an accident near Turner, Maine, 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.

Date

19 February 1997 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Turner, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Twitchell (3B5)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N7811E

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

IAD97LA050

Nobody was injured.

Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A related factor was the snowbank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, this was the first flight after maintenance to replace the left fuel tank. He said that he satisfactorily completed a preflight and run-up inspection. The pilot stated that during the initial takeoff climb, at about 30 feet above the ground, the engine lost power. The pilot closed the throttle, and applied full flaps for a landing on the remaining runway, but the airplane struck a snowbank at the departure end of the runway, and the airplane nosed over. According to the pilot, the engine ran satisfactory after the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.