Cessna 150H N50239
17 May 1985 · Tallahassee, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1985 at about 19:31 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N50239, operated by ROY M. Young, was involved in an accident near Tallahassee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tallahassee, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.4492, -84.2809
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H
- Registration
- N50239
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ROY M. Young
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crestview → Tallahassee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85FKG02
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES DURING A FORCED LANDING OFF THE ARPT. THE PLT HAD CALLED ON THE RADIO SAYING HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE ARPT AND WAS LANDING IN A CLEARING. THE ACFT ENDED UP INVERTED AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE WIRES. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION SHOWED LACK OF USABLE FUEL IN THE TANKS & NO FUEL IN THE GASCOLATOR BOWL. THE ENG WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAPABLE OF NORMAL OPERATION BY POST ACCIDENT OPERATIONAL CHECKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150 | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1985 | Cessna 150M | McAllen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1985 | Cessna 150L | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Michael B. Bumgarner | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150J | Dublin, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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