Cessna 150L N18717
25 August 1985 · Lewiston, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 August 1985 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N18717, operated by Terry Ranger, was involved in an accident near Lewiston, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lewiston, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.1697, -79.0408
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N18717
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Terry Ranger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lockport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85FA219
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDES UP TO 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ONE WITNESS STATED THE PLT APPEARED TO BE PERFORMING POWER STALLS AT AN ALT OF APRX 500 FT AGL. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A SPIN AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF AN ACFT MALFUNCTION WAS DISCLOSED DURING THE POST ACCIDENT ACFT EXAMINATION.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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