- Date
- March 8, 1984, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Livermore, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5685GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840308007039A
- Case key
- 35512
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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
Carburetor heat - not usedCause
Forced landing
Object - tree(s)Factor
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Analysis
The student plt, practicing level flt and turns during a power off descent, advanced the throttle without engine response. There was no suitable landing area so the plt elected to stall the acft into the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5685G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071185
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jay Birds Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 11, 1984
- Departed
- Livermore, ME
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14 total · 14 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 16 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.