- Date
- February 17, 1985, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Grove City, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6456KCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850217003409A
- Case key
- 13002
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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 nosed over in a snow-covered field during a forced lndg after a power loss following take-off. The plt was performing touch & go lndgs. Investigation disclosed moisture in the acft fuel system. Surface temp was 35 degrees f & the dew point was 22 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6456K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077713
- Airframe hours
- 1,192
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Columbus Ave.
- Registered owner
- Carroll C. Trabune
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 5, 1984 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- 214 · Columbus, OH
- Airport
- 2I4 · Bolton, runway 22, 5,200 × 100 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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 137 total · 13 in this make and model · 96 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 214
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.