Cessna 150 N1381Q

Summary

On 14 September 1996 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N1381Q was involved in an accident near Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States. One person was 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.

Date

14 September 1996 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

42.3802, -88.3596

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N1381Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Bigfoot

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA340

Nobody was injured.

a blocked exhaust pipe as a result of an inadequate weld repair to the muffler.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during climb out after takeoff the engine sustained a partial loss of power. The pilot executed an emergency landing in a corn field approximately three quarters of a mile from the airport. A weld repair had been performed on the muffler. Another pipe on the muffler was cracked, and brown residue was around the crack. The internal baffling inside the muffler was broken loose, and pieces of the baffling were missing. The exhaust pipe which had been welded was broken loose from the internal baffling. The aircraft's manufacturer does not recommend welding any exhaust system components, and the aircraft's logbook had an entry on 10/20/95 which read 'welded crack in muffler.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.