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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Greenwood/Wonde, IL · September 14, 1996

Date: September 14, 1996 · 13:00 local
Place: Greenwood/Wonde, IL
Airport: Galt Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1381Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA340
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 256 total229 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N1381QRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 1999 · Cessna 150LS/N 15072681 Airframe modelCessna 150L

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What happened

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Lost partial power on climbout. Crashed in cornfield. Improper weld on muffler broke and loose baffling blockage. (-23) on September 14, 1996 aircraft departed Galt Airport, wonder lake, IL. During climbout engine began to lose power. Pilot elected to make an emergency landing in a corn field and the aircraft was substantially damaged. There were no injuries nor fire.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED IN CORNFIELD. IMPROPER WELD ON MUFFLER BROKE AND LOOSE BAFFLING BLOCKAGE. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1996 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GALT AIRPORT, WONDER LAKE, IL. DURING CLIMBOUT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI96LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWonder Lake, ILa blocked exhaust pipe as a result of an inadequate weld repair to the muffler.Sep 14, 1996 · Substantial damage