Cessna 150J N50566

Summary

On 18 April 1998 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N50566 was involved in an accident near Canton, Michigan, 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

18 April 1998 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Canton, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.3009, -83.4803

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N50566

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Belleville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA131

2 people were seriously injured.

The undetermined loss of power reported by the pilot. Contributing factors were the residential nature of the landing area and unsuitable landing terrain.

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

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The aircraft was on an instructional flight and had just taken off from a stop-and-go landing. The instructor pilot reported that during climb there was a power interruption prior to impact, and he initiated a forced landing in a residential area, and that at no time did he feel that the engine power had returned. Subsequent to the accident, an examination of the airplane and engine failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies other than those associated with the impact and post accident fire. He initiated a forced landing in a residential area. Ground scars related with the initial impact were noted on a residential street. The aircraft then proceeded through a boulevard colliding with a mailbox and leaving horizontal slashes in the concrete sidewalk consistent with propeller strikes. The aircraft then came to rest in a driveway with the main landing gear bent aft. The propeller showed evidence of rotation with chordwise scratching and nicks. One blade of the propeller was broken off and was located about one city block away from the wreckage. The blade had a curled tip and also evidence of chordwise scratching.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.