Cessna 150L N10842

Summary

On 19 March 1988 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N10842 was involved in an accident near Weatherford, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 March 1988 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Weatherford, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.7493, -97.7703

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N10842

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW88LA081

2 people had minor injuries.

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

A FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED FOLLOWING A COMPLETE ENG FAILURE. THE PLT OVERSHOT THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN PT AND PULLED THE ACFT OFF THE GRND IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR A BUSY HWY. HOWEVER, THE ACFT STRUCK WIRES LOCATED NEXT TO THE ROAD. EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE ENG FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE 4 BOLTS THAT ATTACHED THE CLUSTER GEAR TO THE CAMSHAFT. ONE OF THE BOLT HEADS WAS JAMMED BETWEEN THE CLUSTER GEAR AND THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR, WHICH SEIZED THE ENG. THE FATIGUE FAILURES APPEARED TO BE THE RESULT OF IMPROPER TORQUE APPLICATION DURING THE PREVIOUS INSTALLATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.