- Date
- July 25, 1982, 18:19 local (22:19 UTC)
- Place
- Louisville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N63379Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820725031859A
- Case key
- 71498
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot took off on a local flight intending to make a touch and go landing. He reported that the engine operated normally at full power during takeoff, but when the power was reduced on downwind, the engine began to run rough, miss and would not hold a constant reduced RPM. He continued in the pattern, but when he turned to final approach, there was a complete power loss and the propeller stopped. He called the tower, reported the loss of power, and attempted to restart the engine. Subsequently, the aircraft struck a utility pole and wires and then came to rest in a street. An examination revealed low compression in one cylinder, but the engine was started and ran within its normal parameters.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63379
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-77270
- Airframe hours
- 3,178
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kentucky Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Kentucky Flying Service
- Departed
- LOU · Louisville, KY
- Destination
- LOU · Louisville, KY
- Airport
- LOU · Bowman Field, runway 19, 3,677 × 100 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 143 total · 21 in this make and model · 92 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 156 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.