Cessna 150J N1019M
18 May 1991 · Caney, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 May 1991 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N1019M, operated by Bestway Aviation #2, was involved in an accident near Caney, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caney, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.2309, -96.2091
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J
- Registration
- N1019M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bestway Aviation #2
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91FA081
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
BINDING OF THE #2 EXHAUST VALVE (STUCK VALVE), AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE FAILED EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT & PASSENGER WERE PARTICIPATING IN AN ACTIVITY TO COMPETE IN DROPPING PAPER SACKS OF FLOWER IN A CIRCLE ON THE GROUND AT A FLY-IN. AFTER THE PLT HAD JUST COMPLETED A LOW PASS, WITNESSES NOTED THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, THEN THE ACFT DESCENDED & CRASHED. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED IN A STEEP DESCENT. THE PROP BLADES WERE EQUALLY DISTORTED & BOTH BLADES CONTAINED ROTATIONAL SCUFF MARKS. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENG REVEALED THE #2 CYLINDER HAD A BLOWN EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET & THAT ITS RESPECTIVE EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK. ALSO, HEAT DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE #4 CYLINDER, DUE TO ESCAPING EXHAUST GASES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1991 | Cessna 150 | Searcy, Arkansas, United States | Search Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1991 | Cessna 150G | Marietta, Oklahoma, United States | Eagle Industries, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Cessna 150A | Jewett, Texas, United States | Jack R. Horan | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1991 | Cessna 150G | Stuart, Virginia, United States | C-150 Group Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1991 | Cessna 150L | Taylor, Missouri, United States | Haerr Field, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1991 | Cessna 150M | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | Bryce D. Willis | Minor injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft B19 | Poteau, Oklahoma, United States | Richard Waters | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1991 | Cessna 150L | Collinsville, Oklahoma, United States | William H. Griffin | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-25 | Spiro, Oklahoma, United States | Double "S" Flying, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1991 | Grimm CAVALIER SA102.5 | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | Grimm, Larry W. | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jan 1991 | Cessna 421B | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 15 Jan 1991 | Mooney 20J | Newcastle, Oklahoma, United States | James D. Woodward | Fatal | 4 |