- Date
- September 26, 1992, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Glenville, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45657Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920926038889A
- Case key
- 11856
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to follow the takeoff procedure which to led to a partial loss of power during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the trees.
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
This was the pilot's first time at this airport. He was invited to land by the airport owner who radioed and talked him through the landing. He landed successfully, and the owner then took him up for a flight to show him the normal takeoff and landing for this airport. After the second landing, the owner got into his airplane and asked the pilot to follow him. During the takeoff, the pilot stated that the engine seemed to be losing power and not climbing as normal. A witness who saw the airplane takeoff reported that the engine did not seem to be developing full power. He added that the airplane only seemed to gain 50 to 75 feet when the pilot made a right turn and disappeared behind the trees. The airplane collided with trees on top of the hill. According to the pilot operating handbook, it is recommended that for takeoff the carburetor heat should be off. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed the carburetor heat was in the on position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45657
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077010
- Airframe hours
- 3,384
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marion Murray
- Registered owner
- Marion Murray
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1992 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- CKB · Clarksburg, WV
- Airport
- Stoneking, runway 13, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 192 total · 192 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CKB, 1 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.