# NTSB FTW82DA131: Cessna 150G, N3645J, Lamesa, TX, April 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: April 13, 1982, 20:00 local (Apr 14, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Coordinates: 32.730258, -101.950218 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7303&lon=-101.9502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA131
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71347/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA131

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, circling (ifr)
  - miscellaneous - undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS CIRCLING THE AIRPORT AT NIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT POWER COULD NOT BE REGAINED. THE PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING WHEN HE LANDED IN A FLAT, PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT HAD SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE, BUT THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 77 AND 28 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE NOT FAVORABLE FOR ICING. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3645J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15064945
- Airframe hours: 3800
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James H. Walker
- Registered owner: James H. Walker
- Departed: LAMESA, TX
- Destination: LAMESA, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 275 total, 275 in this make and model, 200 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 171 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MAF, 50 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820413009319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820413009319A), Apr 13, 1982: Cessna 150G, Lamesa, TX, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on night local flight. Put on carb heat, engine quit, nosed over landing. Ideal for carb icing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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