Cessna 150 N3051S

Summary

On 16 August 1983 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N3051S was involved in an accident near Humble, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 August 1983 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Humble, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Williams (9XS2)

Coordinates

29.9894, -95.2593

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N3051S

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

FTW83LA379

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. THE ACFT LANDED IN MUDAND NOSED OVER. THE ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN SINCE MARCH AND DURING PRE-FLIGHT A MUD DAUBER NEST HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PITOT AND TWO QUARTS OF WATER WERE DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED TO PORTER FIELD WHERE IT WAS REFUELED. AFTER REFUELING THE PLT AND PASSENGER DECIDED TO FLY TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE. THE ENGINE QUIT ON THE 2ND APPROACH. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PLT REPORTED MUD DAUBER NEST IN BOTH FUEL TANK VENTS WHICH BLOCKED THE AIR FLOW. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.