# Accident 19920508014049A: Cessna 150F, Eldon, MO, May 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Eldon, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3508° N, 92.5704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3508&lon=-92.5704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8081S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8081S-1994-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 81 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508014049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER,UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF VALLEY. HIT POWERLINE. NOSED OVER IN DITCH LANDING. NR1 VALVE STUCK. OTHERS WEAK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA146), May 8, 1992: Cessna 150F (N8081S), Eldon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A BINDING EXHAUST VALVE RESULTING IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT ARE RISING TERRAIN CONDITIONS, INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT CLIMB CAPABILITY, AND A DITCH IN THE FORCED LANDING…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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