Cessna 150 N22406
16 June 1997 · Jean, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 June 1997 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N22406 was involved in an accident near Jean, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jean, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jean (0L7)
- Coordinates
- 35.7507, -115.5306
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N22406
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA214
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush. Also causal was the pilot's failure to retract the flaps during the go-around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing go-arounds from normal approaches. The pilot said that on the fourth go-around she added full power, raised the flaps, and checked that the carburetor heat was off. The aircraft did not gain any altitude and started to settle, so she lowered the nose and that is the last she remembered. A witness to the accident observed that on the final approach the aircraft touched down approximately 2/3 down the runway. The pilot added power and the aircraft lifted off with what appeared to be 30 degrees flaps down. The pilot made a slight right turn and then banked to the left as if attempting to return for landing. The aircraft continued the left turn, with the bank increasing. At this point the witness reported that the aircraft lost altitude and struck the ground. The flap extension jackscrew was found in the full down 40-degree position. The POH for the aircraft states that flaps should be retracted to 20 degrees initially during a go-around. The aircraft was examined on-scene with no preexisting anomalies noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1997 | Cessna 150M | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1997 | Cessna 150G | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1997 | Cessna 150 | Clarksville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1997 | Cessna 150L | Portland, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1997 | Cessna 150E | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna 150K | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | Firefox Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1997 | Piper PA-23-250 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Oct 1997 | Mikoyan Mig MIG 15UTI | Reno, Nevada, United States | Howard A. Torman | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Stinson AT-19 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Garry C. Waite | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Cessna 170B | Fernley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1997 | Rodgers/Gaust RV-6 | Wellington, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Bell 206B | Mountain Spring, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |