Cessna A150K N8440M
26 July 1971 · Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 July 1971 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna A150K registered N8440M, operated by Air-Go, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Perkiomen Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A150K
- Registration
- N8440M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air-Go, Inc
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0416
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT LOW PASS OUR RWY 9 FOLLOWED BY STEEP PULL UP OVR END.TURNED L THEN SUDDEN R TURN.TSTM EAST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A150K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1971 | Cessna A150K | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | Maxair, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1971 | Cessna A150K | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | Norwood Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1971 | Cessna A150K | Metter, Georgia, United States | Southern Sky B | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1971 | Cessna A150K | Franklin, Ohio, United States | Mound Flying C | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Oct 1970 | Cessna A150K | Eagle, Idaho, United States | Bradley Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Dec 1970 | Cessna A150K | San Jose, California, United States | Reid Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |