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Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Sep 14, 1986 · Carbondale, IL
THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED ONCE AND THE RPM DROPPED VERY LOW. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE, SO HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. DURING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK AFTER THE ACCIDENT, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Airframe (152)Certain serial numbers: 150F 15061533–15064532; 150G 15064533–15064969; 150G 15064971–15067198; 150H 15067199–15069308; 150H 649; 150J 15069309–15071128; …. Only with: FA150L S/N FA1500121-FA1500261 and FA150M S/N FA1500262-FA1500336 only when equipped with FKA150-2311 and FKA150-2316.
Airframe (152)Only with: BRS-150 Parachute System with serial number 50001 through 50006 installed via STC SA64CH.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Reciprocating engine · pug · wornMay 21, 1999
FOUND METAL CONTAMINATION OF OIL FILTER IN EXCESS OF LIMITS CONTAINED IN LYC ST 1492B. FOUND FORWARD PISTON PIN PLUG IN NR 1 CYLINDER EXCESSIVELY WORN DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR STEP SHAVING THE PLUG ON EACH STROKE. FOUND GALLING ON UPWARD FACING PISTON SKIRT. FOUND PISTON RING NEAR STOP TO BE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.