Cessna 150 N45528
15 January 1983 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 January 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N45528, operated by Tech Flyers Inc., was involved in an accident near Midland, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.9905, -102.0797
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N45528
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tech Flyers Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Angelo → Midland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 ACFT NOSED OVER DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE LANDING WAS MADE OFF ARPT IN A COTTON FIELDTHE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE #3 CONNECTING ROD BOLTS HAD SEPARATED AND THE ROD LOCKED UP THE ENGINE. ONE OF THE OWNERS HAD RECENTLY INSTALLED A NEW CYLINDER IN THE ENGINE AND HE SAID HE MIGHT NOT HAVE REMOVED ALL THE BUFFING COMPOUND USED TO REMOVE THE GLAZE ON THE CYLINDER BORE. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED IN THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1983 | Cessna 150F | Prosser, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Cessna 150 | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150F | Garnett, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150J | Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Katy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Grumman G-164B | East Bernard, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |