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Cessna 150F N8905S

16 August 1995 · Manila, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 August 1995 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8905S was involved in an accident near Manila, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were 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 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Manila, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
35.8793, -90.1597
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N8905S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW95LA346

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

A BLOWN (TRIPPED) FUSE, WHICH RENDERED FLAP RETRACTION INOPERATIVE. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HOT WEATHER CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT'S LACK OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A PRACTICE MISSED APPROACH GO-AROUND, THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT. ALSO, HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND ELECTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 100 DEGREES. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FLAP SLOW BLOW FUSE WAS BLOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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