Cessna 150 N8469G

16 February 1968 · Balboa, Central America · Fatal

Summary

On 16 February 1968 at about 16:48 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8469G, operated by Albrook AFB AE, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Balboa, Central America. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 16 February 1968 at 16:48
Classification: Accident
Location: Balboa, Central America
Nearest airport: Albrook Afb
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Cessna 150
Registration: N8469G
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Albrook AFB AE
Operating rule: Flying Club (Military)
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: S → S
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-4908

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	1	1	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FLAPS EXTENDED TO FULL, PLT UN TO RETRACT FLAPS ON GO-AROUND.NO DEFECTS FOUND IN FLAP SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-4908, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
13 Mar 1968	Cessna 150 N2430J	Mounds, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Riverside Airl	No injuries	-
13 Aug 1968	Cessna 150 N7347X	San Lorenzo, California, United States no coordinates	American Aircr	Serious injuries	-
31 May 1968	Cessna 150 N4347U	Carlisle, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Lrafb Aero CLU	No injuries	-
18 Nov 1968	Cessna 150 N3742J	W Palm Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Tilford Flying	No injuries	-
18 May 1968	Cessna 150C N4754K	Dallas, Texas, United States no coordinates	Modern Aero SA	No injuries	-
26 Oct 1968	Cessna 150 N23019	Lockport, Illinois, United States no coordinates	T.k.aviation, I	No injuries	-

All 10,427 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
6 Apr 1967	Beechcraft C33A N3722Q	S.jose, Central America no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
2 Nov 1967	Beechcraft 95-55 N1391Z	Corn Is, Central America no coordinates	Bartemor Boat	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1969	Cessna 150H N23049	Santiago, Central America no coordinates	Albrook AFB AE	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1967	Hiller UH12E4 N44B	Santa Fe, Central America no coordinates	Shasta Helicop	No injuries	-
9 Aug 1969	Mooney M20E N787N	Esqntla, Central America no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Mar 1970	Douglas DC-8 N1803	Guayaquil, Central America no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-

All 33 records in Central America