Cessna 150 N45657
26 September 1992 · Glenville, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1992 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N45657, operated by Marion Murray, was involved in an accident near Glenville, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glenville, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stoneking
- Coordinates
- 38.9302, -80.8306
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N45657
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Marion Murray
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clarksburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO92LA149
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE TAKEOFF PROCEDURE WHICH TO LED TO A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST TIME AT THIS AIRPORT. HE WAS INVITED TO LAND BY THE AIRPORT OWNER WHO RADIOED AND TALKED HIM THROUGH THE LANDING. HE LANDED SUCCESSFULLY, AND THE OWNER THEN TOOK HIM UP FOR A FLIGHT TO SHOW HIM THE NORMAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING FOR THIS AIRPORT. AFTER THE SECOND LANDING, THE OWNER GOT INTO HIS AIRPLANE AND ASKED THE PILOT TO FOLLOW HIM. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER AND NOT CLIMBING AS NORMAL. A WITNESS WHO SAW THE AIRPLANE TAKEOFF REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE DEVELOPING FULL POWER. HE ADDED THAT THE AIRPLANE ONLY SEEMED TO GAIN 50 TO 75 FEET WHEN THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ON TOP OF THE HILL. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT FOR TAKEOFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT SHOULD BE OFF. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA REVEALED THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS IN THE ON POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150M | Stuart, Florida, United States | Flight Training International | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150 | San Jose, California, United States | Veda Corporation | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1992 | Cessna 150L | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | David J. Black | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1992 | Cessna 150F | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Crook, Franklin T. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1992 | Cessna 150H | Manistee, Michigan, United States | H. Paul Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
All 10,427 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1992 | Cessna 172H | New Cumberland, West Virginia, United States | John H. Galicic | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft 35 | New Manchester, West Virginia, United States | Mike Hansen | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Middlebourne, West Virginia, United States | Robert J. Carleton | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1992 | Mooney M20M | Youngs Bottom, West Virginia, United States | Cephas W. Jackson, JR., MD | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 1992 | Cessna 177 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | Fred Morgan | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1992 | Cessna 172M | Mallory, West Virginia, United States | Norman A. Brown | No injuries | - |