Cessna 150H N23106
30 June 1987 · Hot Springs, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1987 at about 14:40 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N23106, operated by Earl VON Price, was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hot Springs, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ingalls Field (HSP)
- Coordinates
- 38.0007, -79.8303
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H
- Registration
- N23106
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Earl VON Price
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fredericksburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO87LA044
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ON THE SECOND LEG OF A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ANNAPOLIS, MD TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE INGALLS AIRPORT IN HOT SPRINGS, VA. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AN UPHILL AREA, BECAME AIRBORNE, TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. FOUR AND ONE HALF GALLONS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
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| 8 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150H | Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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