20220820014839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Berry, AL · August 20, 2022

Date: August 20, 2022 · 11:40 local
Place: Berry, AL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8797G
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA380
Reported as: Cessna 150
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,835 total

N8797GRegistered now · Cessna 150S/N 15062897 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150 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.

Instructor pilot with student on a cross country flight when the aircraft lost power and was forced to make an emergency landing near a logging road. The aircraft struck trees during the decent and came to rest in a pile of tree debri. The pilot and student were able to exit the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR PILOT WITH STUDENT ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR A LOGGING ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING THE DECENT AND CAME TO REST IN A PILE OF TREE DEBRI. THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

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 ERA22LA380Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBerry, ALA partial loss of engine power due to the No. 3 cylinder’s stuck exhaust valve.Aug 20, 2022 · Substantial damage