- Date
- July 3, 1982, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Santisgo, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N63183Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820703028279A
- Case key
- 72551
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,valve,intake - movement restrictedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Analysis
During aerial photo mission engine began to run rough. Pilot headed home but was forced to land enroute. Aircraft swerved and nosed over. Exam of engine showed exhaust valve stuck open.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63183
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150 77161
- Airframe hours
- 3,990
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- State Aerial Farm
- Registered owner
- State Aerial Farm
- Departed
- St. Cloud, MN
- Destination
- St. Cloud, MN
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 779 total · 311 in this make and model · 603 as pilot in command · 311 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.