- Date
- October 6, 1987, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hope, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8940SCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871006058869A
- Case key
- 34510
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Analysis
During tkof from a private 1500 foot airstrip the student plt stated that the acft would not climb and began to settle. He realized he was losing airspeed and did not have enough altitude to trade for airspeed so he chopped the throttle and made an emergency lndg. The nose gear collapsed during the lndg. The student plt's medical had expired in 1983 and the he had flown a total of 3 hours since 1985. The acft's last annual inspection had expired on 11/30/85. The purpose of the flight was to try and locate a missing child.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8940S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062240
- Airframe hours
- 3,355
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hubert H Stroud
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1985 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- Stroud Private, runway 36, 1,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 115 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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