- Date
- July 30, 1992, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1073PCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920730028169A
- Case key
- 11835
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Probable cause
The loss of compression in the no. 4 cylinder due to a valve stuck in the open position, which resulted in the loss of engine power.
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 was taking off on runway 36 when the engine lost power at about 400 feet above the ground. The pilot stated that he lowered the nose and made a turn to land on runway 18, but the airplane veered off 150 feet to the right of the runway into a plowed field and nosed over. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed the number four exhaust valve failed in the open posiiton, and the number three exhaust valve was leaking due to a worn seat.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1073P
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074988
- Airframe hours
- 2,752
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation East Inc.
- Registered owner
- Troy J Flowers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1992 · 147 hours before
- Departed
- MA07
- Airport
- MA07 · Norfolk, runway 36, 2,700 × 40 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
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 169 total · 110 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.