ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38869
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| Date: | 15-APR-1988 |
| Time: | 15:56 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N13788 |
| C/n / msn: | 59776 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deer Lodge, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Deer Lodge, MT (38S) |
| Forsyth, MT (153) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
THE OVERWEIGHT ACFT DEPARTED ON THE SECOND LEG OF A X-COUNTRY flight. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH DURING THE CLIMB AFTER TAKE-OFF. A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WAS CONDUCTED AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION JUST PRIOR TO FLARING FOR LANDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. AFTER INITIATING A CLIMB THE ENGINE AGAIN RAN ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN BACK TO THE ARPT. DURING THE TURN THE ACFT STALLED AND IMPACTED 20 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SEVERLY ERODED LEFT MAGNETO AND THE KEY SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT MAGNETO POSITION ONLY. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25450
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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