- Date
- October 30, 1994, 10:16 local (15:16 UTC)
- Place
- Crystal River, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N19264Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19941030038399A
- Case key
- 37692
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Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing was a factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The certified flight instructor and student pilot were on initial takeoff climb about 200 feet MSL when the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power. The certified flight instructor turned towards a golf course fairway and observed golfers on the fairway. An alternate fairway was selected, full flaps were lowered, and a forced landing was made. The airplane rolled about 250 feet before the right wing collided with a tree. Examination of the engine assembly and accessories by the FAA, and the director of maintenance for the operator revealed no evidence of a precrash failure or malfunction. The engine was started, and the partial loss of engine power could not be duplicated.
Factual narrative
On October 30, 1994, about 1016 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N19264, registered to Crystal Aero Group Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, experienced a partial loss of engine power on initial takeoff climb at about 200 feet msl from the Crystal River-Homosassa Air Terminal. The commercial pilot/certified flight instructor turned towards the most desirable fairway on a golf course, and observed golfers on the fairway. An alternate fairway was selected, full flaps were lowered, and a forced landing was made to the unsuitable landing area. The airplane rolled about 250 feet before the right wing collided with a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the commercial pilot/certified flight instructor, and student pilot reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 2 minutes before the accident.
Examination of the engine assembly and accessories by the FAA, and the Director of Maintenance for Crystal Aero Group Inc., revealed no evidence of a precrash failure or malfunction. The engine was started, and the partial loss of engine power could not be duplicated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19264
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074285
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A48, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Crystal Aero Group Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 21, 1994
- Departed
- X-31
- Destination
- X-31
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
- 27
- 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
- 1,721 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 1,652 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OCF, 170 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.