- Date
- September 18, 1985, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Clinton, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3518JCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850918045629A
- Case key
- 11144
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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
Plt stated that on initial climb from a normal takeoff, a partial engine pwr loss was experienced. Control of the airplane was lost while maneuvering for a suitable forced landing area. A flight instructor that witnessed the takeoff stated that it appeared to be a simulated soft field takeoff with a high climb rate established at the departure end of the rwy. He stated that the a/c pitched further up 200-300 AGL and then entered a left spin. No mechanical irregularities were found during engine disassembly except for one bkn compression ring on each of pistons 1, 3, and 4. Ring groove wear indicated that this condition had existed for a period of time. Cockpit odcumentation revealed that the primer was unlocked and had backed slightly out of its stowed position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3518J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061218
- Airframe hours
- 7,611
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Beacon Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 14, 1985 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- W32 · Hyde Field, runway 23, 2,820 × 30 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
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,060 total · 230 in this make and model · 4,850 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADW, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3518J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.