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| Date: | Saturday 8 January 1983 |
| Time: | 11:34 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150K |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6503G |
| MSN: | 15072003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3743 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Green Cove Spgs, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A SPIN AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT DURING TAKEOFF. THIS WAS ONE OF A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE ACFT REACHED AN ALT OF ABOUT 150 FT WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE ACFT THEN STARTED A 180 DEGREE TURN WHICH STEEPENED INTO A SPIN AS AIRSPEED WAS LOST. THE MINIMUM ALT FOR A NO POWER 180 DEGREE TURN IS 250 FT. ALSO THE AMOUNT OFFUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT (ABOUT TWO AND ONE-HALF GALLONS) WAS SUFFICIENT ONLY FOR STRAIGHT AND LEVEL flight. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42045
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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