Cessna 150 N51390

Summary

On 8 August 1988 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N51390, operated by IDA M. Young, was involved in an accident near Lees Summit, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 August 1988 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lees Summit, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lees Summit (K84)

Coordinates

38.9095, -94.3803

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N51390

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

IDA M. Young

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lees Summit → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88LA151

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, ON A TOUCH AND GO, AFTER A FULL FLAP LANDING, THE CFI AND STUDENT SAID THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG ABOUT 150 AGL ON CLIMBOUT. THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND SAID THEY WERE NONRESPONSIVE IN PITCH. FULL THROTTLE WAS MAINTAINED AND THEY TURNED CROSSWIND, TO DOWNWIND, IN A ATTEMPT TO RETURN FOR LDG. THEY REPORTED AN INABILITY TO EXCEED 60 TO 65 MPH IAS. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A FIELD. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FARM FENCE. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A PARTIALLY SEPARATED EMPENNAGE. DAMAGED AREA REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PROGRESSIVE FAILURE. THE CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. A POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN-UP WAS NORMAL CONSIDERING THE DAMAGED PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BURNING AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE ALTHOUGH NO STC HAD BEEN ISSUED TO THIS AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.