Cessna 150L N5471Q
13 June 2008 · Summerville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 June 2008 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N5471Q was involved in an accident near Summerville, South Carolina, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Summerville, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Summerville Airport (DYB)
- Coordinates
- 33.0494, -80.1896
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N5471Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Summerville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08LA162
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total 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 flight was departing for a ferry flight to an airport 25 miles away and just after takeoff the engine stopped. The pilot said that the engine originally started without hesitation but that during the run-up there was an indication of a fouled plug in the engine. The pilot spent several minutes clearing up the fouled plug and then took off. When the engine stopped, the pilot manipulated the throttle, causing a momentary return of power, but then the engine stopped again so the pilot made a forced landing straight ahead, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. A Federal Aviation Inspector who inspected the engine found that the magnetos would spark and that there was compression in all cylinders. The inspector also disassembled the carburetor and found no anomalies with the carburetor. The engine had a current annual inspection and had 1800 hours since the last major overhaul. The pilot submitted a written statement but not an aircraft accident report.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2008 | Cessna 150G | Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2008 | Cessna 150 | Idabell, Oklahoma, United States | Idabel Broken Bow Paris Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Cessna 150L | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 2008 | Cessna 150 | New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Cessna 150G | Sarasota, Florida, United States | Bill Burton | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2008 | Cessna 150 | Pulaski, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2008 | Cameron ZL-60 | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | Charles L. Walz | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Cessna 177 | Bluffton, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2008 | Moore David DM-1 | Salters, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2008 | Hargett SKY RANGER II | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Cessna 172S | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | Bernard E. Stevenson | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Cubcrafter CC11-100 | Gilbert, South Carolina, United States | William Lee Barrier | No injuries | - |