- Date
- February 21, 1983, 11:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Ellsworth, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N18204Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830221004389A
- Case key
- 33318
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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 pilot departed red cloud, NE for a VFR, no-flight-plan flight to kingman, KS. Witnesses reported an aircraft flying in flight conditions that appeared to deteriorate from a weather stand standpoint in the direction of flight. One witness stated that he heard an aircraft pass near him but could not see it, due to dense fog in the area. Investigation revealed no indications of pre-impact malfunctions or problems to the powerplant or its components.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18204
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2071826
- Airframe hours
- 3,889
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark Allen Yenne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- 7V7 · Red Cloud
- Destination
- 9K8 · Kingman, KS
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,021 total · 2,924 in this make and model · 2,912 as pilot in command · 264 in the last 90 days · 69 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RSL, 35 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.