- Date
- December 11, 1988, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Varna, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N704KVCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881211054049A
- Case key
- 14315
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was cruising at 2000' MSL on a solo flight, when the engine lost power. Emergency procedures were initiated and a forced landing was made in an open field. During the landing roll, the aircraft struck a dirt bank and was damaged. A post-accident inspection of the engine revealed no evidence of a mechanical problem. When an engine run-up was made, all systems operated satisfactorily. Weather conditions were conducive to formation of carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704KV
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078680
- Airframe hours
- 3,292
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aircraft Medics Partnership
- Registered owner
- Aircraft Medics Partnership
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1988 · 92 hours before
- Departed
- C75 · Lacon, IL
- Destination
- VYS · Peru, IL
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 62 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIA, 31 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.