Laurel Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Laurel, Montana 59044
Friday, March 26, 1993 15:00 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT LOST ENGINE POWER AT 100 FT. AGL DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RWY, RAN OFF THE END, APPLIED HARD BRAKING TO AVOID IMPACTING A RAVINE, AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. EXAM AND TESTS OF ENGINE AFTER ACCIDENT FAILED TO REVEAL CAUSE OF FAILURE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, UNDETERMINED.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/26/1993
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City LAUREL
Event State MONTANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 59044
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport LAUREL MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 6S8
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 3515
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1350 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 40
Weather Observation Facility ID BIL
Elevation of weather observation facility 3649
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 12
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 13000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 50
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 170
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 4885
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 77
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 26 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1415
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 48347
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:12PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6581T
NTSB Number SEA93LA083
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 150
Aircraft Series Identifier 150
Aircraft Serial Number 15017981
Certified Max Gross Weight 1735
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jan 1 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 5311
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name LISTOE, MERLE R.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3339 38TH STREET W.
Aircraft Owner City BILLINGS
Aircraft Owner State MT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 59102
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name LISTOE, MERLE R.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 3339 38TH STREET W.
Operator City BILLINGS
Operator State MT
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 59102
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1500
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 3775
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --