EL CAMPO, TX, USA
N60655
CESSNA 150J
THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AFTER IMPACT, THE ACFT REMAINED IN A TAIL-HIGH ATTITUDE. NO KNOWN WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAM OF THE ENG & PROP SHOWED A MINIMUM OF POWER BEING DEVELOPED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. A TEARDOWN & EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. AN EXAM/ANALYSIS OF THE FUEL SHOWED IT COULD HAVE BEEN AUTO GASOLINE OR A MIXTURE OF AUTO & AVIATION FUEL. A WITNESS SAID THE PLT HAD REGULARLY USED AUTO FUEL. CONTINUITY OF THE ENG & FLT CONTROLS WAS VERIFIED. ON 2/28/83, THE STUDENT PLT HAD BEEN INDORSED FOR SOLO FLT IN CESSNA 150 ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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