Cessna 150L N1433Q

Summary

On 2 December 1982 at about 20:42 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N1433Q, operated by Ronald C. Armeson, was involved in an accident near Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 December 1982 at 20:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Cape Cod

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N1433Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald C. Armeson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marstons Mills → Hyannis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83FNA01

1 person died.

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 ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB AT A STEEP ANGLE TO 150-200 FT & THEN ENTER A SPIN. THE OWNER/PLT HAD JUST FINISHED INSTALLING STALL FENCES AS PART OF A STOL KIT THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED A PARTIAL INSTALLATION OF THE STOL KIT WHICH INCLUDES LEADING EDGE CUFFS, STALL FENCES, AILERON SEALS & WING TIPS. ACCORDING TO THE FBO THE CUFFS WERE INSTALLED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STALL WARINING TRANSMITTER & AIR VENTS HADNOT BEEN INSTALLED. APPROXIMATELY 80 POUNDS OF TOOLS, CLOTHING, BED & CAMPING EQUIPMENT WERE FOUND IN THE BAGGAGE AREA. DURING ENG TEAR-DOWN THE DRAIN OIL WAS FOUND DIRTY & FELT GRITTY. THE OIL SCREEN & HOUSING CONTAINED METAL FLAKES, CARBON & SAND PARTICLES, & LINT. THE CAMSHAFT & CRANKSHAFT JOURNALS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SCRATCHES & SCORE MARKS. THE #4 PISTON HAD A BROKEN OIL RING, APPROXIMATELY 1/5 OF IT WAS MISSING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.