CISCO, TX, USA
N5563G
CESSNA 150
WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE BOTTOM OF A CANYON SEARCHING FOR A LOST CHILD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND COMING TO REST INVERTED AFTER NOSING OVER IN THE UNIMPROVED TERRAIN. ACCORDING TO THE PLT THE ACFT HAD BEEN STANDING FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH LESS THAN FULL FUEL TANKS. DUE TO PRESSURE TO INITIATE THE AERIAL SEARCH HE DID NOT CHECK FOR WATER IN THE FUEL. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECH MALFUNCTIONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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