Cessna 150J N60246

Summary

On 22 July 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N60246, operated by Jessie Yound, was involved in an accident near North Little Ro, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 July 1982 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

North Little Ro, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

North Little Rock

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N60246

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jessie Yound

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Little Ro → North Little Ro

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82FPG19

1 person died.

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

AFTER A RIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 17 THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. A WITNESS HEARD THE ENG BACKFIRING. THE PLT CONTINUED THE RIGHT TURN & ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RWY 35. HE WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING TOO HIGH & HOT, & TOUCHED DOWN, OR ALMOST TOUCHED DOWN, NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. HE MADE A GO-AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED & JUST CLEARED TREES AT THE NORTH END OF RWY 35. HIS MANEUVERS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE CRASH WERE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF A SPIN. BOTH MAGNETOES WERE DISASSEMBLED & CONTAINED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF GREASE & OIL. THE RIGHT MAGNETO'S HIGH VOLTAGE CONTACT FINGER OF THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS COATED WITH GREASE & OIL AT THE CONTACT POINT. THE EXHAUST VALVE OF THE #3 CYLINDER WAS STUCK. THE #3 CYLINDER TOP SPARK PLUG WAS NOT OPERATING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.