Cessna 150M N704MW
21 June 1987 · Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1987 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704MW, operated by Wayne Comm College, was involved in an accident near Goldsboro, North Carolina, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Goldsboro-Wayne Munic.
- Coordinates
- 35.3699, -77.9696
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N704MW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wayne Comm College
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Goldsboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA177
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
STUDENT PLT HAD DEP APT FOR PURPOSE OF PRACTICING LDGS. AT ABOUT 400 FT HE NOTED A PWR LOSS AND ROUGH RUNNING ENG. HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE SETTING AND THE ROUGHNESS CONTD. FURTHER REDUCTIONS WERE MADE TO THE POINT WHERE FLIGHT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE STUDENT SELECTED A CULTIVATED FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP INVERTED. EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE FOR THE #3 CYLINDER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150H | Tinley Park, Illinois, United States | Alan D. Gjerbe | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150H | Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1987 | Cessna A185F | Mt Airy, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1987 | Grumman G-164B | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | Thomas J. Adams | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-25-235 | MacClesfield, North Carolina, United States | Pitt Spraying, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Cessna 150G | Concord, North Carolina, United States | JIM Bezanson | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1987 | Cessna 150E | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | Professional Pilot, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |