Cessna 150B N1106Y

Summary

On 7 September 1982 at about 12:50 local time, a Cessna 150B registered N1106Y, operated by Arlo Clayton Ireland, was involved in an accident near Wyoming, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 September 1982 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Wyoming, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Jamison Strip (IA96)

Coordinates

42.0596, -91.0010

Aircraft

Cessna 150B

Registration

N1106Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Arlo Clayton Ireland

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

East Moline → Wyoming

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA168

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT USED HIS AIRCRAFT TO COMMUTE TO HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AT EAST MOLINE, IL. AFTER WORK, HE PREPARED A FLIGHT TO HIS HOME IN WYOMING, IA. HE OBTAINED ATIS WEATHER INFORMATION WHICH IN PART WAS: 900 FT OVERCAST, 4 MILES VISIBILITY, FOG, TEMPERATURE 59, DEWPOINT 57, WIND FROM 080 DEGREES AT 7 KTS. AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS HOME AIRSTRIP, HE FOUND THAT IT WAS COVERED BY FOG. HE DIVERTED TO A CLOSED STRIP IN THE AREA. THE RIGHT WING HIT TALL CORN DURING THE LANDING WHILE THE LEFT WING WAS ONLY ABOUT 10 INCHES FROM THE CORN ON ITS SIDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED AND CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.