Cessna 150M N704GX
3 November 1984 · Wyatt, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 November 1984 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704GX was involved in an accident near Wyatt, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wyatt, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.6908, -86.1499
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N704GX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mishawaka → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA040
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
WHILE PRACTICING GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS AT 800 FT AGL THE ENGINE POWER DROPPED FROM 2,500 TO 1,500 RPM. DURING THE FORCED LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT CONTACTED A DIRT BANK. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL ROD END BOLT BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE MISSING ATTACHMENT HARDWARE WAS NOT FOUND. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE ACFT 13.7 HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1984 | Cessna 150 | Jessup, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 22 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150G | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | Howell's Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150 | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1984 | Cessna 150H | Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150M | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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