- Date
- November 24, 1987, 20:30 local (Nov 25, 1987, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aberdeen, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1380QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871124069899A
- Case key
- 17420
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Analysis
The private plt was returning home with his son and encountered marginal VFR weather. The flight continued through freezing rain and snow at below freezing temperatures for over twenty minutes. When carburetor heat was applied for landing, the plt reported that the engine quit at 3000 feet AGL and a forced landing was made on a city street. At touchdown, the wing struck tree branches. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over. A post accident engine inspection did not reveal reason for power loss. An engine run showed satisfactory operation from idle to full power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1380Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-72680
- Airframe hours
- 2,479
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Super 8 Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1987 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- 32 U · Sky Ranch, SD
- Airport
- ABR · Aberdeen Muni
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
- 389 total · 20 in this make and model · 347 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABR, 2 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.