# Accident 19920730028169A: Cessna 150F, Norfolk, MA, July 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, MA
- Airport: Norfolk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5676° N, 71.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5676&lon=-71.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1073P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1073P-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 110 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920730028169A

## Narrative

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

WORN AND STICKING VALVES CAUSED POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. MADE 180 TO RETURN. LANDED BUT VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH

## 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 BFO92LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA119), Jul 30, 1992: Cessna 150F (N1073P), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN THE NO. 4 CYLINDER DUE TO A VALVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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