Cessna A150L N6059J

Summary

On 2 May 1996 at about 00:11 local time, a Cessna A150L registered N6059J, operated by Anoka Flight Training, was involved in an accident near Blaine, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 May 1996 at 00:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Blaine, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

45.1598, -93.2499

Aircraft

Cessna A150L

Registration

N6059J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Anoka Flight Training

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA147

2 people were seriously injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while circling at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while circling a house, 'the plane without warning, violently, went into a spin.' He said he 'applied full right rudder, stopped the spin, broke the stall, and pulled out as much as the plane would give.' The airplane 'hit flat into several trees before hitting the ground.' Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.