- Date
- May 18, 1987, 19:00 local (May 19, 1987, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Forest City, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3767JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870518021189A
- Case key
- 34389
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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
After reaching a cruise alt of 1000 ft AGL, the plt noticed a lack of oil pressure. He elected to make a precautionary landing in an unplowed soft field. The plt then reduced pwr to idle and set up for the landing. During the landing roll the acft nosed over. Post accident inspection revealed a break in the oil line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3767J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065067
- Airframe hours
- 4,840
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William R.Yocom
- Registered owner
- William R. Yocom
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1987 · 12 hours before
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 117 total · 117 in this make and model · 94 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.