Cessna 150J N61317

Summary

On 18 November 1988 at about 20:03 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N61317, operated by Isla Grande Flying School, Inc, was involved in an accident near San Juan. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 November 1988 at 20:03

Classification

Accident

Location

San Juan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N61317

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Isla Grande Flying School, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA89LA037

Nobody was 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

THE ACFT DEPARTED, ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND LEG FOR TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. WHEN AT MIDFIELD DOWNWIND, THE INSTRUCTOR PLT STATED THE ENG QUIT & HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE ACFT CONTINUED DOWNWIND MOMENTARILY THEN THE INSTRUCTOR PLT TURNED THE ACFT TO LAND AT THE ARPT. UNABLE TO REACH IT, THE ACFT WAS DITCHED APRX 1 MILE FROM THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED THEREFORE NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS THE REASON FOR THE REPORTED ENG FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER THE PROPELLER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.