Cessna 150M N63133

Summary

On 21 June 1986 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N63133 was involved in an accident near Plant City, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 June 1986 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Plant City, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.9791, -82.1002

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N63133

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brandon → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA86LA187

2 people had minor injuries.

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 ON A DUAL STUDENT PLT FLT, ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG BEGAN SEVERELY VIBRATING. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT, REDUCED POWER AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE TO A LOCAL ARPT. THE ENGINE THEN SUDDENLY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT THEN EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO TREES. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED AND PENETRATED THE ENGINE CASE. THE CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL FOR THE #2 CYLINDER WAS HEAT DAMAGED AND THE ROD CAP BEARING COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE OTHER CYLINDER BEARINGS WERE SCORED AND EXTENSIVELY WORN. AVAILABLE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED ABOUT 832 HOURS PREVIOUSLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.