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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150F · Sanford, FL · July 26, 2001

Date
July 26, 2001 · 20:30 local
Place
Sanford, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8249F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,720 total

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.

(-23) Acft departed sfb enroute ded. While passing 1500', then engine lost power due to the #1 cylinder failing. The pushrod was bent with the intake valve stuck open. The pilot landed in an open field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACFT DEPARTED SFB ENROUTE DED. WHILE PASSING 1500', THEN ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO THE #1 CYLINDER FAILING. THE PUSHROD WAS BENT WITH THE INTAKE VALVE STUCK OPEN. THE PILOT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD.