ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371205
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| Date: | Friday 29 April 1988 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | F.h. Symmes, John Ogle |
| Registration: | N60276 |
| MSN: | 15070190 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3237 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandy Ridge, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winston-salem, NC |
| Martinsville, VA (MTV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER VALVE SPRING SEAT LOCK HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE INTAKE VALVE TO DROP INTO THE CYLINDER WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY THE NUMBER ONE PISTON, BENDING THE VALVE STEM AND HEAD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88LA159
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 February 2012 | N60276 | Private | 0 | Near Pickens County Airport - KJZP, Jasper, GA | |
sub |
| Fuel contamination | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 19:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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