- Date
- July 25, 1984, 17:41 local (23:41 UTC)
- Place
- Burley, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50618Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840725034649A
- Case key
- 39976
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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 acft made a forced landing in a potato field and nosed over after the engine lost power. The plt said she used carburetor heat when the engine started running rough. The engine did not immediately improve but was running in surges from 1800-2200 RPM. The plt cut the carb heat off and the engine got worse. At one point the RPM improved then worsened dramatically. After a short while the engine died. Post accident investigation and inspection found the engine normal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50618
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069437
- Airframe hours
- 4,506
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James L Reese, doing business as Reese Aviation
- Registered owner
- James L. Reese
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 15, 1984
- Departed
- BYI · Burley, ID
- Destination
- U02 · Blackfoot, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 07
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Foreign
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 47 in this make and model · 56 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BYI, 14 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.
Other investigations on N50618 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.