Cessna 150 N50104

Summary

On 12 July 1996 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N50104 was involved in an accident near Parker, South Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 July 1996 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Parker, South Dakota, United States

Coordinates

43.3902, -97.1299

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N50104

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA241

Nobody was injured.

engine compartment fire from accumulated fuel in the carburetor, and failure of the pilot to follow the emergency checklist procedure.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had landed about 30 minutes prior to the accident. When he attempted to start the engine before the next planned flight, it 'turned over but wouldn't start.' He pumped the throttle three times. He said he engaged the starter, the engine 'popped through the carb,' and fire ignited in the engine compartment. The pilot and passenger egressed the airplane uneventfully. The emergency procedure published in the pilot's operating handbook (for engine fire during start on ground), specified 'cranking-continue, to get start which would suck the flames and accumulated fuel through the carburetor and into the engine.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.