Cessna 150 N61049

Summary

On 4 August 1996 at about 05:50 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N61049 was involved in an accident near Waverly, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 1996 at 05:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Waverly, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Pike County (I57)

Coordinates

39.1199, -82.9804

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N61049

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Portsmouth → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

IAD96LA124

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) with subsequent loss of visual contact and collision with the ground. Darkness and fog were related factors.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was in a left hand traffic pattern for a night landing at Pike County Airport, and he had turned base leg to land on runway 25. He said that he had the rotating beacon in sight and that he had activated the runway lights. The pilot stated, 'The approach was uneventful until I turned base in the descent. I found myself abruptly in very dense fog. I lost all visual reference outside the cockpit. My first reaction was to search for the runway lights, but this was to no avail. I did note that the aircraft instruments indicated that I was in a left bank turn and descending. As I took action to level the wings, the aircraft made contact with the ground.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.