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SEA90LA094

1990-06-05 · SEATTLE, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BFI

Current FAA registration · N8175V

Make / Model
CESSNA A150M
Year of manufacture
1974 · 16 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19740910
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB2678

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY CARBURETOR CONTAMINANTS BLOCKING THE ACCELERATOR PUMP INLET CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY AND MAIN NOZZLE ASSEMBLY.

Factual narrative

N8175V WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING ROLL-OUT AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING. WHEN THE CARBURETOR WAS DISASSEMBLED, A SMALL RUST-BALL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR CAVITY BELOW THE MAIN NOZZLE ASSEMBLY, AND THE COIL SPRING COMPONENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PUMP PLUNGER ASSEMBLY WAS DETERMINED TO BE DISINTEGRATED AND CORRODED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_SEA90LA094.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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