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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Dowingtown, PA · February 7, 1987

Date
February 7, 1987 · 09:10 local
Place
Dowingtown, PA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66270
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87LA078
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
59 total59 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Reduction in power after takeoff. Precautionary landing in a snow covered field. Flipped over. Exhaust valve defect

As the FAA filed it

REDUCTION IN POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. EXHAUST VALVE DEFECT

NTSB investigation

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