Cessna 150F N8760S
26 September 1985 · Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1985 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8760S was involved in an accident near Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7691, -89.4399
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F
- Registration
- N8760S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA284
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE STU PLT ON HIS FOURTH SOLO FLT ELECTED TO MAKE A TOUCH-AND-GO LNG PRIOR TO GOING TO THE PRACTICE AREA. AFTER TURNING BASE ON THE CLOSED VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN, HE STATES THAT HE COULD NOT FIND THE RUNWAY AND ALLOSED THE AIRSPEED TO DECREASE TOO LOW. WHEN HE ADDED FULL POWER FOR THE GO-AROUND, HE NOTED THAT HE WAS CLOSE TO THE TREES. HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN SPEED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150 | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1985 | Cessna 150M | McAllen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1985 | Cessna 150L | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Michael B. Bumgarner | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150J | Dublin, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1985 | Cessna 182C | Batesville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-55 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 58 | Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States | Professional Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft A36 | New Albany, Mississippi, United States | Metro Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1985 | Lonnie W Ratliff MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1 | Raymond, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 58 | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |