CHI85LA309

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150D · Lincoln, IL · July 23, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 22, 1985, 19:10 local (Jul 23, 1985, 00:10 UTC)
Place
Lincoln, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4460UCessna 150D
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850722033139A
Case key
13159

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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(total) - nonmechanicalApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditions
Forced landingDescent - emergency
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor

Analysis

When the plt added pwr on final apch, the eng did not respond. An emergency landing was made in a rough fld. The relative humidity was aprx 60%. No mechanical failures/malfunctions were discovered during an eng examination.

Aircraft

Registration
N4460U
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15060460
Airframe hours
2,004
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
James M. Mundy
Registered owner
James M. Mundy
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · December 1, 1984 · 60 hours before
Airport
3LC · Logan County

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
61
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
189 total · 187 in this make and model · 125 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
30° at 11 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 64 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
SPI, 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.