- Date
- January 14, 1989, 12:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Winchester, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N714CRCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890114000629A
- Case key
- 11489
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Probable cause
Partial loss of engine power for an unknown reason. Soft terrain was a contributing factor.
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 CFI and student were practicing manuevers at 3000 ft MSL for about 40 minutes. The CFI said there was an engine RPM drop, but it was restored when carb heat was used. The carb heat was kept on. The CFI said he descended to 1000 ft AGL and power was reduced to 2000 RPM. Shortly afterward, the CFI noticed the power had dropped to about 1500 to 1800 RPM and altitude could not be maintained. Drg a forced landing in an open field, the nosewheel dug in & the acft nosed over.a post-acdnt operational test of the eng revealed satisfactory operation after it was started on the first attempt. Aprx 18 mi northeast at martinsburg, WV, the 1257 EST temp & dew point were 35 & 15 deg, respectively.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714CR
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079078
- Airframe hours
- 2,570
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Tel Aero Inc.
- Registered owner
- Tel Aero Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1988 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- W09 · Leesburg, 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
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,741 total · 620 in this make and model · 2,574 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRB, 18 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 N714CR · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.