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NTSB Identification: ATL01LA028. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System.

Accident occurred Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at CONCORD, NC

Aircraft: Cessna 150J, registration: N60336

Injuries: 2 Minor



Event: 20010207X00411 Status: Factual



NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A)



On January 31, 2001, at 2201 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150J, N60336, collided with a commercial building while maneuvering for a forced

landing in Concord, North Carolina. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan

filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane received substantial damage; the pilot and his passenger

received minor injuries. The flight departed Petersburg, Virginia, at an undetermined time; the flight was enroute to Charlotte, North Carolina.



According to the pilot, while enroute to Charlotte, North Carolina, at approximately 10,000 feet, the engine lost power and quit. The pilot declared

an emergency and was issued radar vectors to the Concord Regional Airport by Charlotte Approach Control. As the pilot maneuvered for the

forced landing, the airplane collided with a commercial building two miles short of the airport.



According to the pilot, he attempted to transfer fuel from the auxiliary tank when the engine started losing power. Efforts to restore full power

failed, but there were brief periods when the engine regained power before shutting down completely. According to the supplemental type

certificate for the auxiliary fuel tank installed in this airplane, fuel transfer to the main fuel tank must start when the main fuel tank is 2/3 full. The

examination of the airplane at the accident site disclosed that the auxiliary fuel tank was full. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunction

during the flight. Examination of the airframe and power plant did not disclose any mechanical malfunctions or defects.



Occurrences and Sequence of Events

No Occurrence records were found for:

NTSB Identification: ATL01LA028

Event ID: 20010207X00411

Aircraft Key: 1

 

 

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