- Date
- July 26, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Franklinton, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5482QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820726031529A
- Case key
- 70747
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s)Factor
ObjectFactor
Analysis
During takeoff, the engine lost power when the aircraft was climbing through about 500 ft AGL. The instructor took the controls, made a shallow turn to a clearing, and landed in a field covered with underbrush and tree stumps. The plane was substantially damaged when it made contact with stumps. No mechanical failures were verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5482Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073382
- Airframe hours
- 3,289
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark L. Ryan
- Registered owner
- Skyview Flying Service, Inc.
- Departed
- 2R7 · Franklinton, LA
- Destination
- 2R7 · Franklinton, LA
- Airport
- 2R7 · Franklinton
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 487 total · 75 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 91 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.