- Date
- July 22, 1982, 19:20 local (Jul 23, 1982, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- New Hampton, IA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5937JCessna A150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820722032819A
- Case key
- 71973
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft crashed while maneuvering in the vicinity of the pilot/owner's private airfield. The pilot stated that plane went into a 180 deg reverse backslide after he started a left turn and applied left rudder and aileron. He reported that the plane began to settle fast and he lowered the nose to regain airspeed, but the plane crashed before he could recover. The crash occurred in a corn field with a right wing low 30 deg impact angle. Several witnesses reported that the aircraft was turning or maneuvering at low altitude prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5937J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500237
- Airframe hours
- 605
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bart Townseud
- Registered owner
- Bart Townseud
- Departed
- New Hampton, IA
- Destination
- New Hampton, IA
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total · 605 in this make and model · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 190 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5937J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.