19991029041329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Bay Springs, MS · October 29, 1999

Date: October 29, 1999 · 14:35 local
Place: Bay Springs, MS
Airport: Thigpen Field Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6444F
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL00LA005
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total

N6444FRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Cessna 150FS/N 15063044 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot took off from runway 16 and lost partial engine power on initial climb. The pilot decided to return to the airport and stalled the airplane during the turn. The airplane subsequently collided with trees and then the ground off the departure end of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the airplane collided with the ground in a nose-low attitude. The airplane was destroyed. A post-accident teardown examination of the engine revealed that an exhaust valve was stuck in the open position.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 16 AND LOST PARTIAL ENGINE POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TURN. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THEN THE GROUND OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. A POST-ACCIDENT TEARDOWN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT AN EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

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 ATL00LA005Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBay Springs, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a loss of control and stall. A factor was a stuck exhaust valve.Oct 29, 1999 · Substantial damage