Cessna 150M N9250U
12 September 1986 · Carbonado, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 September 1986 at about 21:39 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N9250U, operated by Spanaflight, was involved in an accident near Carbonado, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carbonado, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.0110, -121.9799
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N9250U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spanaflight
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Puyallup → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86FA245
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
THE INSTRUCTOR AND PASSENGER DEPARTED ON EITHER AN INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT, INITIAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, (OR COMBINATION THEREOF). DURING THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN DOWN A CANYON WHICH THE INSTRUCTOR HAD FLOWN DOWN PREVIOUSLY. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED TRANSMISSION LINES SPANNING THE CANYON THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN UNEXPLAINED ABRUPT NOSE DOWN MANEUVER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND DID NOT/WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE LINES AND COLLISION FOLLOWED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL TO THE BASE OF THE CANYON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Allegan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1986 | Cessna 150M | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 150F | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Stephen R.lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 1986 | Cessna 150L | Elk Grove, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1986 | Bob White AJ1 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | KEN D. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft E-35 | Couger, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Hiller 12E | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Morley AVID FLYER | Spokane, Washington, United States | Daniel Morley | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |