Cessna 150F N6824F
19 April 1996 · MacKinac Island, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 April 1996 at about 16:25 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6824F was involved in an accident near MacKinac Island, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one 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 16:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- MacKinac Island, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.8508, -84.6194
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F
- Registration
- N6824F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Ignace → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96FA139
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the student pilot iniating VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to a loss of aircraft control. A factor was the fog.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot departed on a four mile cross country flight in marginal VFR conditions with rapidly deteriorating weather condition in the form of fog. Two days later the airplane was found in 20 feet of water short of the intended island destination. Pilots in the area reported fog moving into the area rapidly at the time of the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1996 | Cessna 150M | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Cessna 150 | Vincent, Ohio, United States | David & Susan Board | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150 | Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Cessna 150F | Ocala, Florida, United States | TOM McGhee Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1996 | Aeronca 11AC | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hartford, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-28-180 | Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150M | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Piper J3C-65 | Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |