- Date
- January 13, 1987, 15:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Bunnell, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10732Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870113051889A
- Case key
- 31847
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was forced to land in a field due to a drop in eng RPM, & the inability to maintain alt. On touchdown, the acft collided with trees, after which the nose gear collapsed, the acft nosed over, & came to rest inverted. Investigation revealed the #3 cylinder intake valve failed at the origin of the skirt resulting in the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10732
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074990
- Airframe hours
- 1,937
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Capricorn Aviation
- Registered owner
- Henry E. Von Genk III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 5, 1986 · 101 hours before
- Departed
- CRG · Jacksonville, FL
- Destination
- X47 · Bunnell, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 58 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 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.