Cessna 150G N2870S

Summary

On 23 August 2011 at about 18:38 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N2870S was involved in an accident near Cavanaugh Bay, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 August 2011 at 18:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Cavanaugh Bay, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Cavanaugh Bay Airport (K66S)

Coordinates

48.5161, -116.8203

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N2870S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chattaroy → Cavanaugh Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11FA404

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempt to execute a go-around with a tailwind condition, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he recalled making a normal approach to a grass strip runway with a known 8- to 10-knot tailwind, but he did not remember the accident itself. One of two witnesses reported that the airplane appeared to be flying slower than normal on final approach, and both reported seeing the airplane begin to go around and hearing the engine at high power. The airplane then pitched up into a nose high attitude and entered a rapid descent consistent with an aerodynamic stall and spin. The airplane wreckage was located 150 yards from the boundary of the grass strip, resting on its nose, with the tail oriented vertically. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.