Cessna 150L N18538
4 September 2008 · Wadsworth, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 2008 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N18538, operated by Skypark Inc, was involved in an accident near Wadsworth, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wadsworth, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weltzien Skypark Airport (15G)
- Coordinates
- 41.0283, -81.7983
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N18538
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Skypark Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wadsworth → Wadsworth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA277
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The lack of radio communication with the airplane and the inadequate visual lookout by the driver of the vehicle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot and certified flight instructor were returning from a local instructional flight when a truck entered the active runway during landing. The wing of the airplane impacted the truck when the flight instructor attempted a go-around to avoid hitting the truck. The student pilot, flight instructor, and driver of the truck were uninjured. The truck driver did not have an available radio to receive and provide traffic advisories.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2008 | Cessna 150G | Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2008 | Cessna 150 | Idabell, Oklahoma, United States | Idabel Broken Bow Paris Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Cessna 150L | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 2008 | Cessna 150 | New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Cessna 150G | Sarasota, Florida, United States | Bill Burton | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2008 | Cessna 150 | Pulaski, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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