Cessna 150H N22613

Summary

On 25 March 1986 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22613, operated by William C. McLearran, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 March 1986 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ryan Field (RYN)

Coordinates

32.1505, -110.9296

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N22613

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William C. McLearran

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tucson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA154

1 person had minor injuries.

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

A CESSNA 150 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD. THE STUDENT PLT INDICATED HE WAS PRACTICING AERIAL MANEUVERS IN THE TRAINING AREA WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED A POWER OFF LANDING TO AN ASPHALT ROAD. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED. HE RAN THE ENGINE TWICE. THE ENGINE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MECHANIC RELEASED THE AFCT FOR FLT. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THE PLT WAS A STUDENT PLT UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PLT ATTEMPTED THE TAKEOFF. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AFCT HIT A DIP AND BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY. THE AFCT STALLED AND THE RIGHT WING HIT SAGE BRUSH. THE AFCT VEERED 90 DEG TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A BERM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.