Cessna 150 N5729E

Summary

On 24 April 1982 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N5729E, operated by Martin Tocholke, was involved in an accident near Blaine, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 April 1982 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Blaine, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Blaine (ANE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N5729E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Martin Tocholke

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Blaine → Blaine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI82DA137

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ABOUT 700 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN ROUGH TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED AT LEAST 1 1/2 PINTS OF WATER IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK, WATER IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL, AND THE SEAL ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK CAP WORN TO WHERE THE CAP DID NOT FIT TIGHTLY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS AND HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WITH THE USE OF A FLASHLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.