MKC84LA224

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Kearney, NE · July 21, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 21, 1984, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
Place
Kearney, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3635JCessna 150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840721035649A
Case key
33751

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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.

Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalCruise
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequatePilot in commandFactor
Fuel consumption calculations - inaccuratePilot in commandCause
Refueling - not performedPilot in commandCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
Nose overLanding - roll
Terrain condition - cropFactor

Analysis

Acft nosed over in a corn fld during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. No fuel was found on board the acft. Plt made one stop en route for fuel but was unable to obtain any services as the arpt was unattended.

Aircraft

Registration
N3635J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
150964935
Airframe hours
4,314
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Kearney Air Charter, doing business as Streeter Aviation
Registered owner
Streeter Aviiation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 1, 1983 · 34 hours before
Departed
LBF · North Platte, NE
Destination
EAR · Kearney, NE
Airport
Kearny

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
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
46 total · 44 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Wind
160° at 12 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
GRI, 38 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.

Other investigations on N3635J · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.