Cessna 150 N11491
11 September 1983 · Sparks, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1983 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N11491 was involved in an accident near Sparks, Nevada, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparks, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nevada Flyers
- Coordinates
- 39.5403, -119.7510
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N11491
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA460
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE STU PLT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON SHORT FINAL AND APPLIED FULL PWR BUT THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DIRT BANK AT THE RWY THRESHOLD. THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND CAME DOWN ON THE RWY AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE ACFT AS IT SLID TO A STOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1983 | Cessna 150F | Prosser, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Cessna 150 | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150F | Garnett, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150J | Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1983 | Mooney M20F | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Dec 1983 | Aerospatiale AS 355F | Black Mountain, Nevada, United States | Craig Huntington | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Dec 1983 | Cessna 182E | Humbolt, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Feb 1983 | Cessna 177RG | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-22-108 | Nr Jackpot, Nevada, United States | Kent Powers | Fatal | 1 |