Accident · 2007-05-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-05-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G (N3121J)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination followed by the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight and an inadequate 100-hour maintenance inspection by other maintenance personnel.
Source: NTSB case SEA07LA126Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.