- Date
- May 22, 1988, 12:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- West Chester, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8154SCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880522015579A
- Case key
- 36150
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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
The pilot preflighted the aircraft and performed a runup before takeoff. The flight departed from runway 27. When the aircraft reached about 200 feet, the engine experienced a power loss and altitude could not be maintained. The pilot elected to land in a corn field and during landing roll, wheels stuck in mud and flipped the aircraft over. Post accident examination of the engine did not reveal any discrepancies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8154S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061754
- Airframe hours
- 1,769
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen Colontuno
- Registered owner
- Stephen R Colantuno
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 13, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- N99 · West Chester, PA
- Airport
- N99 · Brandywine, runway 27, 3,012 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 580 total · 177 in this make and model · 521 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8154S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.