Cessna 150H N50305
6 April 1987 · Tinley Park, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1987 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N50305, operated by Alan D. Gjerbe, was involved in an accident near Tinley Park, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tinley Park, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.4409, -88.2504
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H
- Registration
- N50305
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alan D. Gjerbe
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Algona → Crestwood
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87LA108
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
APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SHORT OF THE DESTINATION ARPT THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE ACFT WAS LINED UP WITH A ROAD BUT DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC THE PLT ELECTED TO STALL THE ACFT INTO NEARBY TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT BY THE FAA FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT DISCLOSED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FUEL ONBOARD THE ACFT. DURING RETRIEVAL, THE SALVAGE CREW DRAINED 2-3 GALS OUT OF THE RT WING TANK. EXAMINATION OF THE RT WING FUEL CAP VENT DID NOT REVEAL ANY MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 2 Dec 1987 | Cessna 150 | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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