Cessna 150H N50306
3 April 1986 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1986 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N50306, operated by Karl Krietsch, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- La Cholla (40E)
- Coordinates
- 32.3308, -110.9803
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H
- Registration
- N50306
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Karl Krietsch
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pheonix → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA164
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 PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LOWERING THE NOSEWHEEL DURING THE LANDING, HE HEARD A 'POPPING SOUND' AND IMMEDIATELY RAISED THE NOSEWHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND THE PILOT COULD NO LONGER HOLD THE NOSEWHEEL OFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AS SOON AS THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INTO A DITCH AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A NUT SECURING THE NOSEWHEEL AXLE 'HAD BACKED OFF,' ALLOWING THE NOSEWHEEL TO BECOME MISALIGNED.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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