Cessna 150D N974CA

Summary

On 7 April 2001 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N974CA was involved in an accident near Slanesville, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 April 2001 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Slanesville, West Virginia, United States

Coordinates

39.3750, -78.5250

Aircraft

Cessna 150D

Registration

N974CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairmont → Frederick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC01LA095

1 person had minor injuries.

a loose mixture control cable housing which resulted in an intermittent running engine, and the pilot's subsequent decision to perform a precautionary landing. A factor was the soft terrain.

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

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The pilot purchased the airplane in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was destined for Woodbine, New Jersey. On the second day of his trip, while in cruise flight over West Virginia, the engine momentarily lost power and then returned to cruise rpm. This intermittent condition continued and the pilot was unable to return the engine to normal operation. He elected to perform a precautionary landing in an open field below him. After main wheel touchdown, the nose wheel touched down, and dug into the soft ground. The airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination revealed that the mixture control cable housing had come loose, which allowed it to move toward the idle cut-off position. The engine ran satisfactorily after the mixture control cable housing was properly secured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.