Cessna 150F N8674S

Summary

On 13 May 1983 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8674S was involved in an accident near Chico, California, 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

13 May 1983 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chico, California, United States

Nearest airport

Ranchaero (023)

Coordinates

39.7401, -121.8297

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N8674S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA228

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

THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS & LANDING ON A 2280 FT RWY IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS. HE REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A FINAL APCH TO LAND, THE ACFT WAS HIGH & WAS APRX 10 MPH TOO FAST. BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN & WITH OVER HALF OF THE RWY BEHIND, THE STUDENT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND, HE REPORTED THAT HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN TO OBTAIN FULL POWER, INCREASED THE ANGLE OF ATTACK & ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STALLED WHILE IT WAS APRX 20 ABOVE TREES. IT CAME TO REST IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WHILE STILL PARTIALLY SUSPENDED BY THE LIMBS OF AN ALMOND TREE. THE UNINJURED PLT OPENED THE DOOR, JUMPED TO THE GROUND & WALKED AWAY. THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND IN THE FULL 'ON' POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.