Cessna 150 N8940S
6 October 1987 · Hope, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 October 1987 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8940S was involved in an accident near Hope, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hope, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stroud Private
- Coordinates
- 33.6603, -93.5897
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N8940S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING TKOF FROM A PRIVATE 1500 FOOT AIRSTRIP THE STUDENT PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AND BEGAN TO SETTLE. HE REALIZED HE WAS LOSING AIRSPEED AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO TRADE FOR AIRSPEED SO HE CHOPPED THE THROTTLE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LNDG. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LNDG. THE STUDENT PLT'S MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED IN 1983 AND THE HE HAD FLOWN A TOTAL OF 3 HOURS SINCE 1985. THE ACFT'S LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD EXPIRED ON 11/30/85. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TRY AND LOCATE A MISSING CHILD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150H | Tinley Park, Illinois, United States | Alan D. Gjerbe | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150H | Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1987 | Glasair SH2 | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150 | West Memphis, Arkansas, United States | Eric Mingledorff | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft V35B | N Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1987 | Grumman G-164B | Brinkley, Arkansas, United States | Chism Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172F | Blythville, Arkansas, United States | Chism Fly. Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1987 | Enstrom F-28A | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | Aerotek | No injuries | - |