Accident · 2001-05-05

NTSB case NYC01LA115 · Cessna 150J · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-05-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 150J (N51104)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Charles F. Nearhoff Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Charles F. Nearhoff

Probable cause

A partial power loss due to a stuck exhaust valve in the # 2 cylinder, which resulted in a forced landing. A factor was the rising terrain.

Source: NTSB case NYC01LA115

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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