Cessna 150 N3649J
31 August 1986 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1986 at about 19:50 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N3649J was involved in an accident near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Butler Co. (BTP)
- Coordinates
- 40.8592, -79.8902
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N3649J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Butler → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA224
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
A LOSS OF ENG POWER WAS EXPERIENCED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF APRX 400 FT AGL. THE ACFT CONTACTED WIRES AND DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED TO TERRAIN IMPACT DURING THE FORCED LANDING DESCENT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED APRX 4 OUNCES OF WATER IN THE GASCOLATOR. THE PLT STATED HE FAILED TO DRAIN THE FIREWALL GASCOLATOR DURING PREFLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Allegan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1986 | Cessna 150M | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 150F | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Stephen R.lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 1986 | Cessna 150L | Elk Grove, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1986 | Glaser-Dirks DIRK-DG-400 | Julian, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft V35B | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1986 | Rockwell 114 | Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States | Glenn Bussard | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-46-310P | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Feb 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | Usair | Minor injuries | - |