# Accident 19920615020249A: Cessna 150L, Colby, KS, June 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1992, 11:40 local time
- Place: Colby, KS
- Airport: Shaltz Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3803° N, 101.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3803&lon=-101.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19317, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19317-1994-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 142 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615020249A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FORCED LANDED IN ROUGH FIELD. FOUND NR1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION.

## 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 CHI92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA178), Jun 15, 1992: Cessna 150L (N19317), Colby, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A JAMMED EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY.

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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