Cessna 150H N6753S

Summary

On 28 February 2000 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N6753S was involved in an accident near Dandridge, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 February 2000 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Dandridge, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

36.0194, -83.4091

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N6753S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morristown → Sevierville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA100

1 person was seriously injured.

the student pilot's improper preflight that resulted in his operating an aircraft with contaminated fuel that resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing in the trees and damage to the aircraft. Contributing to the accident were the student's continued flight with known engine problems and his not performing a precautionary landing.

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

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The student pilot said that the airplane's engine had been operating roughly, and had sputtered a few times during the flight, so he decided to land at his private landing strip and have his mechanic work on the engine. As he was maneuvering to land, the student said the engine sputtered again, so he pulled the primer out and pushed it back in and it ran a little, but knew he was not going to make it to the landing strip, so he made a forced landing in the trees. Postcrash examination of the aircraft by FAA inspectors revealed that the fuel in the gascolator was cloudy, orange in color, and contained a small quantity of water. The inspectors also said they found corrosion as well as sediment that appeared to be fuel tank sealant in the gascolator bowl. When they removed the fuselage fuel drain, almost pure water came out of the drain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.