Cessna 150M N3201V

Summary

On 11 July 1985 at about 01:10 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N3201V, operated by GO Leasing Co., was involved in an accident near Manhattan, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 1985 at 01:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Mannattan Municipal (MHK)

Coordinates

39.1903, -96.5895

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N3201V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

GO Leasing Co.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manhattan → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85FCQ05

2 people were seriously 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 ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN APRX 175 YDS SHORT OF RWY 21 AND APRX 50 FT RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. A WITNESS REPORTED THE ACFT APPEARED SLOW ON FINAL APCH AND IT WAS ROLLING SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE NOSE OF THE ACFT THEN SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, NOSING OVER. THE PLT DOES NOT RECALL ANY OF TE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT'S HUSBAND WHO HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED 2 HRS OF FLT TRAINING WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.