Cessna 150G N3054S

Summary

On 18 May 2000 at about 23:55 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N3054S was involved in an accident near Middleton, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 May 2000 at 23:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Middleton, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.7397, -116.5808

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N3054S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Emmett → Caldwell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA087

1 person had minor injuries.

Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while returning to the airport, the engine suddenly lost power. The pilot attempted to isolate the problem and found that by priming, he was able to get momentary increases in power. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a field, but due to the loss of altitude, the pilot was unable to align the landing roll with the plowed rows in the field. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over. Prior to the investigative team arriving at the maintenance shop where the airplane was recovered to, a mechanic opened up the carburetor and stated that he found a small bit of black substance in the carburetor float bowl, but did not retain the substance for further inspection. No other mechanical discrepancies were noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.