Cessna 150L N11294

Summary

On 6 December 2002 at about 15:22 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N11294, operated by Carmelo B. Beniquez, was involved in an accident near Arecibo, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 December 2002 at 15:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Arecibo, United States

Coordinates

18.4511, -66.6756

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N11294

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carmelo B. Beniquez

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arecibo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03FA023

2 people died.

The pilots failure to follow the normal takeoff checklist (Wing Flaps-Up) and failure to maintain airspeed after takeoff that resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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

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The airplane was observed by witnesses taxiing out for takeoff and on the takeoff roll with the flaps extended. The airplane reached about 300 feet and the flaps were still observed in the down position. The airplane was in a climb attitude and the airspeed was described as slow. The witness looked away and heard a loud noise seconds later coming from the north side of the runway followed by black smoke. Radio contact was not established. The witness drove to the crash site and observed the airplane in a nose down attitude on fire with the tail section on the ground. Examination of the wreckage revealed the flaps were in the full down position. The checklist states flap deflections greater than 10-degrees are not recommended at any time for takeoff. Examination of the airframe, flight controls and engine assembly and accessories revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.