# Accident 19980901022499A: Cessna 150H, Kill Devil Hill, NC, September 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1998, 17:02 local time
- Place: Kill Devil Hill, NC
- Airport: First Flight Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0107° N, 75.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0107&lon=-75.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50009, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50009-2000-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 120 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980901022499A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1998, ABOUT 1702 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150H, N50009, REGISTERED TO NEW MARKET AIRPORT, INC., NOSED OVER WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE AT KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1615.  THE PILOT STATED HE HAD REFUELED AT MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA, AND THEN FLEW TO HATTERAS, WHICH TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES.  AFTER BEING ON THE GROUND AT HATTERAS FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR, HE DEPARTED FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO MANTEO.  AS HE CROSSED OVER KILL DEVIL HILLS, HE STARTED TO CLIMB TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE TO CROSS OVER THE BAY.  ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE BAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SNAPPED AND MADE A THUD NOISE AND THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND VIBRATE.  HE TURNED BACK TOWARD KILL DEVIL HILLS, AND TRIED TO MAKE IT TO FIRST FLIGHT AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SANDY AREA, AT WHICH TIME   THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND WAS CLIMBING TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE AS HE CROSSED A BAY. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND LOST POWER. HE TURNED BACK TO THE CLOSEST SHORE AND AN AIRPORT. HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SANDY AREA, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR SHOWED THE NO. 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE STEM RESULTING IN THE NO. 1 PISTON BREAKING AND THE NO. 1 CONNECTING ROD BENDING. THE NO. 1 EXHAUST VALVE HAD ACCUMULATED 1,527 FLIGHT HOURS SINCE NEW. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE # MIA98LA235

## 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 MIA98LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA235), Sep 1, 1998: Cessna 150H (N50009), Kill Devil Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the number one cylinder exhaust valve resulting in loss of engine power and a forced landing on unsuitable terrain at which time the aircraft nosed over.

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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