Cessna 150 N7333A

Summary

On 3 October 2021 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N7333A, operated by Blue Angels Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Oxford, North Carolina, 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

3 October 2021 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxford, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

36.3611, -78.5298

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N7333A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Blue Angels Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Raleigh → Oxford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA002

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student had just initiated a practice emergency descent when the engine suddenly stopped producing power. The student turned the controls over to her flight instructor, who was unable to restart the engine and made a forced landing to a field. During the landing roll out the nosewheel collapsed and the airplane flipped over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. Post-accident examination of the engine revealed a clear gel-like substance in the airframe fuel filter bowl, carburetor bowl and carburetor finger screen. Rust-colored corrosion was also observed in the airframe fuel filter bowl and carburetor bowl. No other pre-accident discrepancies were noted with the engine that would have contributed to the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.