- Date
- January 22, 1989, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cambridge, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1497QCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890122001159A
- Case key
- 7983
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control in crosswind conditions while on short final and the improperly adjusted carburetor idle flow.
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
During a landing attempt, the pilot experienced a wind condition which forced the airplane right of rwy 22. When the pilot advanced the throttle to correct the drift, the engine failed to respond. The airplane crashed in a swampy area adjacent to rwy 22. The engine examination disclosed that the idle speed was adjusted too low to maintain engine operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1497Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072797
- Airframe hours
- 3,729
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wolf Run Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 26, 1988 · 99 hours before
- Airport
- Cambridge City, runway 22, 4,300 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 283 total · 248 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.