Cessna 150L N11842
16 December 1986 · Homestead, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1986 at about 18:47 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N11842, operated by Gary van Florcke, was involved in an accident near Homestead, Florida, 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 18:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homestead, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.4892, -80.5098
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N11842
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gary van Florcke
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marathon → Ft.lauderdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA051
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 PLT EXPERIENCED A SLOW DECELERATION OF ENG RPM FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE ENG COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENG, ENG ACCESSORIES, AND AIRFRAME FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFTS WING TANKS AND CARBURETOR. THE ICING PROBABILITY CHART REVEALED THE ACFT WAS OPERATING IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO VISIBLE ICING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Allegan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1986 | Cessna 150M | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 150F | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Stephen R.lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 1986 | Cessna 150L | Elk Grove, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1986 | Beagle B206-2 | Pedro, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 1986 | Blythe QUICKIE | Eustis, Florida, United States | Douglas Steen | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 May 1986 | Cessna 150H | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Robinson R22 HP | Lk Buena Vista, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1986 | Aeronca 7CCM | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |