- Date
- November 18, 1988, 16:03 local (20:03 UTC)
- Place
- San Juan, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N61317Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881118051439A
- Case key
- 32361
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft departed, entered left downwind leg for touch-and-go landings. When at midfield downwind, the instructor plt stated the eng quit & he was unable to restart it. The acft continued downwind momentarily then the instructor plt turned the acft to land at the arpt. Unable to reach it, the acft was ditched aprx 1 mile from the rwy. The acft was not recovered therefore no determination could be made as the reason for the reported eng failure. The instructor stated that when the engine stopped producing power the propeller came to a complete stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61317
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070960
- Airframe hours
- 13,095
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Isla Grande Flying School, Inc
- Registered owner
- Isla Grande Dlying School
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 7, 1988 · 58 hours before
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 626 total · 154 in this make and model · 490 as pilot in command · 91 in the last 90 days · 68 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 7 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.