Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 150J N905PS

1 May 1988 · Winchester, Virginia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 May 1988 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N905PS, operated by Charles S. Guenther, was involved in an accident near Winchester, Virginia, United States. 3 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 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Winchester (W16)
Coordinates
39.1710, -78.1694
Aircraft
Cessna 150J
Registration
N905PS
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Charles S. Guenther
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO88LA044

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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 T-6 STRUCK THE C-150 FROM BEHIND WHILE BOTH WERE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. THE C-150 WAS STOPPED AT THE TIME. THERE WAS AN ANNUAL FLY-IN BEING HELD AT THE ARPT WITH ABOUT 300 ACFT IN ATTENDANCE. GROUND PERSONNEL WERE DIRECTING GROUND TRAFFIC. THE T-6 PLT SAID HE WAS MOTIONED FORWARD BY GROUND PERSONNEL WHO HE RELIED ON BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE NOSE OF HIS ACFT. HE ALSO SAID THE TAXIWAY WAS TOO NARROW, WITH INADEQUATE CLEARANCE ALONGSIDE IT TO ALLOW HIM TO DO S-TURNS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 150J 150J N905PS Charles S. Guenther Substantial
North American T-6G T-6G N4996H John WW. Strickland -

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