Cessna 150 N11454

Summary

On 12 February 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N11454 was involved in an accident near Calumetville, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 February 1983 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Calumetville, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

43.7692, -88.4392

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N11454

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fond du Lac → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA109

Nobody was injured.

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

TAIS CESSNA 150 COLLIDED WITH SNOW COVERED TERRAIN WHILE PRACTICING THE RESULTS OF 'GROUND EFFECT'. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FOND DU LAC WI AT 1200 CST ON FEB. 12, 1982. THE PILOT WAS FLYING LOCALLY OVER GREEN LAKE TO LOCATE A COMPANY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO CHANGE SEATS AND FLY FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. LATER HE DESCENDED OVER A LARGE FROZEN LAKE TO FLY CLOSER TO THE SNOW IN GROUND EFFECT TO 'IMPROVE HIS TECHNIQUE'. THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE SNOW COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGINGTHE PROPELLER. THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.