Plane Crash List

Cessna 150L N19317

15 June 1992 · Colby, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 June 1992 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19317, operated by Patrick R. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Colby, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Colby, Kansas, United States
Coordinates
39.3803, -101.0391
Aircraft
Cessna 150L
Registration
N19317
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Patrick R. Johnson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Co. Springs
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI92LA178

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

A JAMMED EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING GROUND ROLL. THE PILOT SELECTED THE FIELD FOR LANDING AFTER LOSING PARTIAL ENGINE POWER APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM TAKEOFF. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED THE EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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