- Date
- August 4, 1989, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Putnam, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N60263Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890804031219A
- Case key
- 14399
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
Improper use of carburetor heat by the pilot which resulted in reduced power for takeoff. The obstructions (hangar & trees) and weather conditions were contributing factors.
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(partial) - nonmechanical
Carburetor heat - improper use ofCause
Weather condition - temperature extremesFactor
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
Object - tree(s)Factor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60263
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070180
- Airframe hours
- 2,818
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David G. Wilcox
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1988 · 112 hours before
- Airport
- runway 27, 1,700 × 50 ft, grass/turf
N60263Registration cancelled Oct 2, 2012 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 148 total · 148 in this make and model · 104 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- ARR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.