Cessna 150J N60754

Summary

On 7 August 1983 at about 14:40 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N60754 was involved in an accident near Grants Pass, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 August 1983 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Grants Pass, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Josephine Cnty (3S8)

Coordinates

42.5297, -123.3396

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N60754

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA169

Nobody was 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

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING ENGINE FAILURE DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE ACFT HAD REACHED 40 FT AGL AND 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER FIRST BY RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN FAILING COMPLETELY. ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE #1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STEM BROKE. A WORN VALVE STEM KEEPER SLEEVE ALLOWED THE VALVE AND STEM TO SLIDE INTO THE CYLINDER DURING AHIGH POWER APPLICATION. THE PISTON DISINTEGRATED WHEN THE VALVE WAS SWALLOWED. THE CFI TOOK OVER AND LANDED THE ACFT BUTWAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.