Cessna 150H N22109

Summary

On 1 April 1986 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22109, operated by James Hicks, was involved in an accident near Lonoke, Arkansas, 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.

Date

1 April 1986 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private

Coordinates

34.7793, -91.8893

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N22109

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James Hicks

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Little Rock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86FPG02

1 person was seriously 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

AFTER THE PLT CHANGED A TIRE & PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON THE CARB HEAT CONTROL, HE ELECTED TO REPOSITION THE ACFT TO ADAMS FIELD AT LITTLE ROCK, AR. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTING OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP, THE ACFT CRASHED. THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO MOVEMENT AFTER IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT'S TAIL DRAGGED THE GROUND 2 OR 3 TIMES DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL (AS IF THE PLT WAS MAKING AN EXAGGERATED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF). AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE ACFT RPRTDLY CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FT AGL, THEN 'NOSE DIVED TO THE GROUND.' A TEST OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 300 MG% (0.300%). THE TEST ALSO SHOWED A TRACE OF VALIUM, WHICH HAD BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR MEDICATION. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.