- Date
- April 24, 1984, 21:00 local (Apr 25, 1984, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45387Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840424014509A
- Case key
- 21319
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While returning to arpt the pilot experienced a rough running eng with a drop in RPM. There was insufficient power to maintain flt and an emergency landing was made on a highway. The acft was damaged during the hard landing. An exam of the eng revealed that the #1 rod assembly had failed. There was evidence of high oil consumption. Only about 1 pint of oil was found remaining. The 2nd ring on pistons 2, 3 & 4 were oil scraper rings. The 1st and 2nd rings on each piston should have been compression rings. Also, there was evidence of overheating & the #2, #3 & #4 rod to crankshaft bearings were pitted & galled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45387
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076896
- Airframe hours
- 3,145
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skycasters Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 24, 1983 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- SSF · San Antonio, TX
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
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,607 total · 725 in this make and model · 2,449 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 140° at 14 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.