- Date
- November 25, 1982, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bedford, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N60631Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821125060319A
- Case key
- 69907
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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
While practicing stalls and turns, the student stated the aircraft began to vibrate. The student attempted to eliminate the vibration by reducing and advancing the throttle and found the higher the RPM, the greater the vibration. Upon attempting to land in an open field the engine quit on final approach, the nose gear collapsed on landing, and the aircraft flipped over. Further examination revealed intake valve number 1 was stuck in the open position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60631
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070462
- Airframe hours
- 4,759
- Engine
- Continental 635-423-AR, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Rucker Tibbs
- Registered owner
- Rucker Tibbs
- Departed
- C · New London, VA
- Destination
- C · New London, VA
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
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 41 total · 41 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °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.