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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Palo Alto, CA · August 7, 1983

Date
August 7, 1983 · 09:14 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N714QA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA375
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
39 total39 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine vibrated and quit. Flipped over landing in a swamp. Connecting rod failure caused extensive engine damage.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE VIBRATED AND QUIT. FLIPPED OVER LANDING IN A SWAMP. CONNECTING ROD FAILURE CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.