- Date
- September 14, 1986, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Carbondale, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6490LCessna 152II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860914045569A
- Case key
- 13521
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Analysis
The pilot stated that as he was returning to the airport, the engine sputtered once and the RPM dropped very low. He applied carb heat, but there was no change, so he made an emergency landing in a corn field where the aircraft nosed over. During an operational check after the accident, no mechanical problems were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6490L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284417
- Airframe hours
- 3,282
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Southern Illinois University
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1986 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- MDN · Carbondale, IL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 140 total · 7 in this make and model · 97 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MDN, 18 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.