Cessna 150J N61142
12 August 1982 · Conway Springs, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1982 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N61142, operated by Thomas E. Bales, was involved in an accident near Conway Springs, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conway Springs, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wamsley (KS36)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J
- Registration
- N61142
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas E. Bales
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wichita → Eighty Four
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC82DA145
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER DURING LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED LOW COMPRESSION ON 3 CYLINDERS AND NONE ON NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN LOW ON RPM SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ON HIS WAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Cessna 150H | Ansonia, Connecticut, United States | Bridgeport Flight Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1982 | Cessna 150H | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John P. Ellison JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1982 | Cessna 150G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | David G. Lepo | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 150 | Red Oak, Virginia, United States | Jerry M. Daniel | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 150H | Genoa City, Wisconsin, United States | Robert Q. Russell | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1982 | Air Tractor AT-301A | Anthony, Kansas, United States | David T. Kirk | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1982 | Cessna 182D | Bucklin, Kansas, United States | Crotts Aircraft Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Conway Springs, Kansas, United States | Hawley E. Needham | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Callair A-9B | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | Otto M. Neidert | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna TRI82 | Bunker Hill, Kansas, United States | Allen Drilling Co. | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-140B | Emporia, Kansas, United States | Alton & Scott B. Hoover | Minor injuries | - |