Aviation Accident Summary MIA83FA174

ISLAMORADA, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N11539

CESSNA 150L

Analysis

THE ENG QUIT AT ABOUT 1,000 FT AGL. ENG RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL & THE ACFT DITCHED. TESTS INDICATED THAT THE FUEL WAS REGULAR AUTOMOTIVE LEADED FUEL WITH A MOTOR OCTANE NUMBER OF 87.3. THE LOGBOOKS SHOWED THAT THE STC FOR USE OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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