- Date
- March 26, 1983, 15:03 local (22:03 UTC)
- Place
- Glendale, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6319SCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830326011329A
- Case key
- 23654
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Analysis
The instructor plt (CFI) reported that while the student was practicing a full power climb, the eng began a smooth, but relatively rapid, decrease in power to about idle RPM or less. All attempts to restore power were to no avail. An emergency landing was made in a wheat field. Due to thermals & gusty winds, he planned his touchdown near the middle of the field for safety considerations. After touchdown, braking was ineffective due to moisture on the wheat. The CFI was unable to stop the plane before hitting a concrete drainage ditch at the end of the field. After hitting the ditch, the acft nosed over. An exam & run-up of the eng revealed no evidence of a preimpact/mechanical failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6319S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067119
- Airframe hours
- 4,223
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joda Inc. & Sulouss, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 25, 1982 · 205 hours before
- Departed
- P37 · Glendale, AZ
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,483 total · 2,255 in this make and model · 4,243 as pilot in command · 144 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 14 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.
Other investigations on N6319S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.