- Date
- August 7, 1990, 18:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Brighton, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11284Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900807030919A
- Case key
- 14740
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance and inspection.
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 CFI and prospective student departed the airport for an introductory flight. The CFI stated that as the airplane was climbing through about 400 feet AGL, the engine began to run rough and then quit. He was unable to reach a suitable landing site, and made a forced landing in an area of trees. A post-accident engine run-up was performed. Initially the engine ran rough, and continual pumping of the throttle was required to maintain operation. Further teardown of the engine revealed a crack in the #3 cylinder intake elbow, a slight amount of contamination in the carburetor bowl, and a loose distributor finger gear in the right magneto. The temperature and dew point were 69 and 49 deg respectively.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11284
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075298
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Patrick W. Bergmann
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,305 total · 1,720 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PTK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.