- Date
- January 8, 1984, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pittsboro, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6340BCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12524
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,valve,intake - penetratedCause
Engine assembly,cylinder - low compressionCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The acft made a forced landing on a rough, snow covered field after the engine failed. Post accident investigation showed thet the exhaust valve on #1 cylinder punctured the cylinder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6340B
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077292
- Airframe hours
- 2,712
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jimmie D. Stanley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 2, 1983 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- 3SY · Indianapolis, IN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,602 total · 2,525 in this make and model · 6,350 as pilot in command · 155 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 11,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 8 nm away