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Cessna 150M N66262

30 May 1994 · Concordia, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 May 1994 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N66262 was involved in an accident near Concordia, Kansas, 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 15:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Concordia, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Blosser Municipal (CNK)
Coordinates
39.5698, -97.6609
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N66262
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
CHI94LA184

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's misjudging of the altitude of the airplane and his diversion of attention during the landing. A factor was the improper use of the throttle by the pilot-in-command.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING A BANNER PICKUP THE BANNER LINE INADVERTENTLY HOOKED ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH THE BANNER. HE WAITED TO RECEIVE A RADIO CALL FROM THE GROUND CREW INDICATING THAT THE BANNER WAS ON THE GROUND. WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME, HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED AND HE INADVERTENTLY REDUCED THE THROTTLE WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN NOSE DOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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