Cessna 150F N1073P
30 July 1992 · Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1992 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N1073P, operated by Aviation East Inc., was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Massachusetts, 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Norfolk (MA07)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F
- Registration
- N1073P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation East Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO92LA119
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN THE NO. 4 CYLINDER DUE TO A VALVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 36 WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE AND MADE A TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18, BUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF 150 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY INTO A PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA REVEALED THE NUMBER FOUR EXHAUST VALVE FAILED IN THE OPEN POSIITON, AND THE NUMBER THREE EXHAUST VALVE WAS LEAKING DUE TO A WORN SEAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150M | Stuart, Florida, United States | Flight Training International | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150 | San Jose, California, United States | Veda Corporation | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1992 | Cessna 150L | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | David J. Black | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1992 | Cessna 150F | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Crook, Franklin T. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1992 | Cessna 150H | Manistee, Michigan, United States | H. Paul Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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