Cessna 150 accident near Paducah, Kentucky, May 2, 1982
On May 2, 1982 at about 8:25 pm local time, a Cessna 150, registered N704FC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Paducah, Kentucky. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 2, 1982 · about 8:25 pm local time
- Place
- Paducah, Kentucky · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N704FC · registry record · serial 15078568
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE PERFORMING A PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD DESCENDED TO ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE A PLOWED FIELD. AFTER POWER WAS APPLIED THE FLAPS WERE RAISED FROM FULL DOWN TO 20 DEGREES. THE SECOND PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT GOT TOO LOW AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES, MADE A STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT, STALLED, AND CAME DOWN ON THE LEFT WING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,080 hours in all; 680 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days; 1,890 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,683 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 45 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Paducah KY at 3:00 pm
- Destination: Paducah KY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 167°F (75°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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