- Date
- August 30, 1983, 13:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Dorado, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6479SCessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830830075269A
- Case key
- 30934
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a dual instructional flt, the instructor plt (CFI) retarded the throttle to simulate a forced landing. He stated that the student did the emergency procedure & headed for the field. Later, when the throttle was advanced, the eng did not respond. The CFI assumed control of the acft & tried to restart the eng 3 times, but it would not respond. He then attempted to make an actual forced landing in an open field, but was unable to clear over a fence. The landing gear & left wing hit the fence & the acft pitched down, nose 1st & was damaged. Later, the eng was operated with no indication for a loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6479S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067279
- Airframe hours
- 9,016
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Isla Grande Flying School
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 22, 1983 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- SIG · San Juan, PR
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
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,778 total · 1,231 in this make and model · 1,577 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 18 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.