TROY, MI, USA
N5634E
CESSNA 150
OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGRESS F WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ON INITIAL CLIMB EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER LOSS. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID COMPLETE APPROXIMATELY 180 TO 190 DEGREES OF TURN BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. INVESTIGATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED ICE AND WATER ACCUMULATION IN THE FUEL LINES AND FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM AIRCRAFT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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