- Date
- June 14, 1991, 20:58 local (Jun 15, 1991, 01:58 UTC)
- Place
- Berryville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5954ECessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910614022059A
- Case key
- 23347
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for unknown reasons and the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
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 airplane had just lifted off from a private grass strip when the engine lost power. This occurred at an altitude of approximately 40 to 50 feet, 600 feet down the 1,800 foot runway. The pilot was unable to restore power through the application of carburetor heat. Touchdown was made on the grass airstrip which resulted in a hard landing. Subsequent engine examination did not reveal any discrepancies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5954E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14719A
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ozark Auto Show, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ozark Auto Show, Inc.
- Destination
- NONE · Point Lookout, MO
- Airport
- NONE · Cox Airstrip, runway 31, 1,800 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,087 total · 20 in this make and model · 1,087 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.