Cessna 150 N6859A

Summary

On 18 April 1982 at about 19:57 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6859A, operated by Theodore A. Gould, was involved in an accident near Parker, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 April 1982 at 19:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Parker, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Arapahoe County (APA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6859A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Theodore A. Gould

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parker → Parker

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DEN82FA061

1 person was seriously injured.

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

AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL & BEYOND THE RWY DEPARTURE END THE ENG LOST POWER. THE ACFT IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT DURING THE ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. ENG EXAM REVEALED THAT THE #1 CYLINDER PISTON COMPRESSION RING WAS BROKEN CORRESONDING TO GROOVES ON THE CYLINDER. THE CONROD BEARING WAS DESTROYED. THE CRANKSHAFT NEXT TO THE BEARING BORE EVIDENCE OF BURNISHING & SOME BLUING OR HEAT DAMAGE. A FLT IN THIS ACFT WAS TERMINATE AFTER 1 HR ON 3/27 DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE & SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS FOUND AROUND THE ENG & FUSELAGE. 5 QTS OF OIL WERE ADDED. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN 0.6 HR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLT. THIS FLT WAS TERMINATED DUE TO UNUSUAL ENG NOISES & A DECREASE IN RPM. THE PLT WROTE A NOTE DESCRIBING THE ENG PROBLEM & PLACED THE NOTE ON THE LEFT SEAT OF THE COCKPIT. NEITHER PLT IN THIS ACCIDENT RECALLED SEEING ANY NOTE IN THE ACFT DURING PREFLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.