- Date
- August 27, 1984, 13:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Price, UT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N7097FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840827044109A
- Case key
- 16470
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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.
Analysis
The pilot was following a mountain road through a pass when aircraft performance became insufficient to out climb risingterrain and continued until there was insufficient manuvering room to reverse course. A forced landing was effected on the road and the aircraft was struck by an oncoming vehicle during roll out.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7097F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063697
- Airframe hours
- 1,672
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald W. Steele
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1984
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 279 total · 279 in this make and model · 27 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots, gusting 6
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PUC, 10 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.
Other investigations on N7097F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.