Cessna 150 N60057
2 April 1988 · Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1988 at about 19:42 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N60057, operated by Chet Dempsey, was involved in an accident near Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bob Shannon (W25)
- Coordinates
- 40.0009, -75.7001
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N60057
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chet Dempsey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Downingtown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING TAKEOFF FROM SHANNON AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND CRASHED. PILOT STATED THAT WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR. THE PLT SAID AFTER THE ACC THAT AFTER THE POWER LOSS HE NOTICED POWERLINES AND HOUSES IN FRONT AND MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN, THEN MUST HAVE PASSED OUT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T REMEMBER ANY THING AFTER THAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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