Cessna 150 N63379

Summary

On 25 July 1982 at about 22:19 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N63379, operated by Kentucky Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Louisville, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 July 1982 at 22:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Bowman Field (LOU)

Coordinates

38.2604, -85.7493

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N63379

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kentucky Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Louisville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82DA211

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON A LOCAL FLIGHT INTENDING TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY AT FULL POWER DURING TAKEOFF, BUT WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED ON DOWNWIND, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, MISS AND WOULD NOT HOLD A CONSTANT REDUCED RPM. HE CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN, BUT WHEN HE TURNED TO FINAL APPROACH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE POWER LOSS AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED. HE CALLED THE TOWER, REPORTED THE LOSS OF POWER, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND WIRES AND THEN CAME TO REST IN A STREET. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED LOW COMPRESSION IN ONE CYLINDER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN WITHIN ITS NORMAL PARAMETERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.