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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC150 · Palmer, AK · April 28, 1996

Date
April 28, 1996 · 08:11 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8115U
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96FA059
Reported as
Cessna STC150
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total200 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.

Struck trees during forced landing near open area. Both magnetos misfiring. Improper timing. Worn rotor. Pitted cam

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES DURING FORCED LANDING NEAR OPEN AREA. BOTH MAGNETOS MISFIRING. IMPROPER TIMING. WORN ROTOR. PITTED CAM

NTSB investigation

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