NTSB MIA91LA078 — 1991-02-07 · LA BELLE, Florida, United States

N2481J has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (X-AIR T VERSION, built 2003), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N2481J Cessna 150G Minor

Probable cause & findings

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 100 FT AGL, THE ENG LOST ALL POWER. DURING THE ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING THE POST ACCIDENT ENG RUN. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENG POWER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_MIA91LA078.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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