Cessna 150J N50560

Summary

On 4 January 1986 at about 21:55 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N50560 was involved in an accident near Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 January 1986 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

29.8408, -90.0005

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N50560

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Slidell → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86FRD04

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 ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER. THE FLT WAS BEGUN AN HOUR BEFORE THE ACC WITH THE INTENTION OF STAYING IN LOCAL AREA. THE WX WAS MINIMAL VMC AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF AND SUDDENLY BECAME IMC WHEN FOG ROLLED IN. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE DEPARTURE ARPT AND AFTER SEVERAL LOW PASSES AT VARIOUS PLACES TRYING TO LAND THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE FORCED LNDG WAS MADE IN THE YARD OF AN INDUSTRIAL AREA WHERE THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.