- Date
- August 18, 1984, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Palo Alto, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8424JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840818041579A
- Case key
- 24377
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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(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,connecting rod - failure,totalCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
During flt, the eng began losing power, then stopped running. The plt found a dry lake bed that had been plowed & elected to land there. When he landed, the acft nosed over. An exam of the eng revealed that the #2 connecting rod had failed. Due to the severe metal break-up, the reason for the failure could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8424J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5733-8AR
- Airframe hours
- 5,541
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eral Burgin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 5, 1984
- Departed
- RHV · San Jose, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 105 in this make and model · 61 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °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.