- Date
- June 10, 1984, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wadsworth, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9882JCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840610023499A
- Case key
- 12649
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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.
Analysis
The acft touched down 200 ft short of the rwy after the engine lost power on the final approach. During landing the acftcollided with a creek embankment. The plt stated that while on final approach he applied carburetor heat and throttled back. When he reapplied the throttle the engine sputtered and quit. A post accident inspection of the engine revealed noreason for an engine power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9882J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1500691
- Airframe hours
- 1,142
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E20, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Soring Thunderbirds, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Airport
- 3G3 · Wadsworth Muni, runway 19, 3,535 × 75 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
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 373 total · 27 in this make and model · 373 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK, 25 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.