Cessna 150M N45673

Summary

On 30 September 2004 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N45673 was involved in an accident near Durand, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 September 2004 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Durand, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.9100, -83.9796

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N45673

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durand → Owosso

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04LA292

Nobody was injured.

The elongated exhaust valve leading to the in-flight loss of engine power during initial climb. A factor was the transmission wire the airplane impacted during its emergency landing after takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with a power line and terrain following an in-flight loss of engine power during the flight's initial climb. The pilot stated, "The second takeoff North almost [zero] wind, [the engine] cut out, no power [and] was about only 60 [feet] up ... . It struck a Consumers Power cable with the [right] wheel, not really knowing what may be damaged, I put it down in a field [and] got it stopped, and shut it down [and] walked home." The pilot reported that a compression ring was found broken and that an exhaust valve was found elongated. He reported the parts accumulated 3,450 hours and 1,424.2 since overhaul.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.