Cessna 150F N8803G

Summary

On 7 March 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8803G was involved in an accident near Ollie, Iowa, 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

7 March 1983 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ollie, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

41.1911, -92.0930

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N8803G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ottumwa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA075

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 STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE ENG LOST APRX 500 RPM WHILE HE WAS PRACTICING TURNS & STALLS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APRX 3500 FT MSL. REPORTEDLY, THE SITUATION BECAME WORSE & HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. SUBSEQUENTLY, A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSEWHEEL SANK IN SOFT TERRAIN & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN EXAM & DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENG DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER LOSS. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 40 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING COULD OCCUR AT GLIDE POWER & SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS EXITED FOR CRUISE POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.