- Date
- June 23, 1987, 21:22 local (Jun 24, 1987, 02:22 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N66686Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870623021829A
- Case key
- 34403
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After completing an IFR simulated NDB approach to runway 35L, PIC side-stepped to land VFR on 35R. During base leg acft had a partial power loss followed shortly by total power loss. PIC informed control tower of the emergency and made a forced ldg in a farm field. During the landing roll acft nosed over and was substantially damaged. PIC and passenger were not injured. A toxicological analyses to determine alcohol involvement of the PIC proved negative. Wx cond were conducive to the formation of carburetor ice. No malfunction of the eng could be found on post acc inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66686
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076209
- Airframe hours
- 4,305
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Linaire
- Registered owner
- Design Data
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 30, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- LNK · Lincoln Munic., runway 35R, 5,500 × 100 ft, dirt
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,268 total · 193 in this make and model · 1,124 as pilot in command · 84 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LNK, 2 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.