- Date
- January 28, 1984, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Akron, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N63678Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840128022789A
- Case key
- 35494
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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) - nonmechanical
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Carburetor heat - improper use ofCause
Forced landing
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
The acft lost power during takeoff and landed off arpt in the snow collapsing the nose gear. Weather conditions were conductive to carburetor icing and the abnormally long taxi and ground time added to the potential hazard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63678
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077478
- Airframe hours
- 2,368
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Niagara Frontier Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 13, 1983
- Departed
- Akron, NY
- Destination
- Buffalo, NY
- Airport
- 903 · Akron, runway 6, 3,300 × 80 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 344 total · 217 in this make and model · 278 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.