Cessna 150L N10770
5 August 2016 · Russellville, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 August 2016 at about 00:04 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N10770 was involved in an accident near Russellville, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Russellville, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brown County (KGEO)
- Coordinates
- 38.8819, -83.8828
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N10770
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1973
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Russellville → Russellville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN16LA306
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power due to a fatigue crack of the No. 2 cylinder cooling fin, which resulted in failure of the No. 2 cylinder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
As the private pilot was descending the airplane for landing, he heard a loud "bang," and the engine subsequently began running rough. Unable to maintain altitude, the pilot conducted a forced landing to a soybean field, during which the airplane impacted a ditch and nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed that the No. 2 cylinder was completely separated between the flange and the head. Examination of the cylinder revealed a fatigue crack that initiated at a cooling fin valley on the exterior surface. The fatigue crack grew around 40% of the circumference of the cylinder, and overstress led to the eventual cylinder fracture. A metallographic cross-section of the cylinder revealed corrosion pits under the paint and primer. The alloy is not necessarily susceptible to pitting, but crevice corrosion near an unpainted area or exposure to salt environments can lead to similar corrosion features.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2016 | Cessna 150 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Cessna 150M | Beasley, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2016 | Cessna 150 | Penwell, Texas, United States | LM Air Patrol Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Dec 2016 | Cessna 150 | Palm Bay, Florida, United States | Florida Institute of Technology | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2016 | Cessna 150 | Littleton, Massachusetts, United States | Aptis Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Cessna 150 | Cleveland, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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