Cessna 150H N6989S
5 May 1986 · Vero Beach, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1986 at about 18:25 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N6989S was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vero Beach, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.5903, -80.3793
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H
- Registration
- N6989S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ft. Pierce → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86FA148
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 CFI & STUDENT PLT WERE ON A TRAINING FLT. WITNESSES HEARD THE ENG SPUTTER, THEN CUT OUT COMPLETELY. ONE WITNESS SAID HE THOUGHT THE PLT WOULD ATTEMPT A LANDING TO THE SOUTH, LENGTHWISE, INTO A PASTURE BORDERED ON ALL SIDES BY TREES APRX 50 FT HIGH. THE ACFT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN WHILE DESCENDING & REMAINED OVER THE TREES OUTSIDE THE PASTURE'S EASTERN BOUNDRY. APRX MIDWAY DOWN THE PASTURE'S LENGTH WHILE STILL OVER THE TREES, THE ACFT (NOW ON A SW OR DOWNWIND HEADING) BEGAN A STEEPER RIGHT BANK & THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE LIMB. THE ACFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE PASTURE CROSSWISE. THE SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM 070 DEGS AT 12 GUSTING 18 KTS. THE FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE 'OFF' POSITION, THE THROTTLE WAS FULLY OPEN, THE MAG SW WAS ON 'BOTH' & THE MIXTURE WAS IN THE 'RICH' POSITION. POLICE & FIRE/RESCUE PERSONNEL DENIED TURNING THE VALVE OFF AFTER THE ACCIDENT. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES & COULD NOT RECALL THE ACCIDENT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DRG THE INVESTIGATION.
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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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