- Date
- August 12, 1982, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Conway Springs, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N61142Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820812038449A
- Case key
- 70332
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft engine lost power during landing and the aircraft hit trees 100 yards short of the runway. Post-accident examination disclosed low compression on 3 cylinders and none on number four cylinder. The engine had been low on RPM since the beginning of the flight. The pilot was on his way to have the engine checked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61142
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070833
- Airframe hours
- 2,086
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas E. Bales
- Registered owner
- Samuel T. Nicholson, Jr.
- Departed
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Destination
- 22D · Eighty Four, PA
- Airport
- KS36 · Wamsley
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 137 total · 83 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 196 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 20 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.