Cessna 150L N11912
9 August 1992 · Manteo, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1992 at about 17:23 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N11912, operated by Kitty Hawk Aero Tours, was involved in an accident near Manteo, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manteo, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dare Co. Regional (MQI)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N11912
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kitty Hawk Aero Tours
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL92LA155
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE DELAYED LEVEL OFF BY THE PILOT, DURING THE BANNER PICK-UP, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENTANGLEMENT OF THE BANNER WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK-UP THE BANNER. A GUST OF WIND DISTURBED THE PICK-UP FLIGHT PATH & A GO-AROUND WAS BEGUN. AS THE PILOT ENTERED A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SNAGGED THE BANNER ROPE. THE BANNER, BANNER ROPE, & THE PICK-UP POLES BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND THE FUSELAGE. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE, IT WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY, THEREFORE HE LANDED IN THE GRASS BESIDE THE RUNWAY. ONE OF THE PICK-UP POLES STUCK IN THE GROUND, WHICH JERKED THE ENTANGLED ROPE, & DISTORTED FUSELAGE LONGERONS FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150M | Stuart, Florida, United States | Flight Training International | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150 | San Jose, California, United States | Veda Corporation | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1992 | Cessna 150L | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | David J. Black | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1992 | Cessna 150F | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Crook, Franklin T. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1992 | Cessna 150H | Manistee, Michigan, United States | H. Paul Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Knightdale, North Carolina, United States | Raleigh East Airport | No injuries | - |
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| 8 Mar 1992 | Jr Ace E | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | Tager, William | Serious injuries | - |
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