Cessna 150 N9312U

Summary

On 4 December 1990 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N9312U, operated by Leading Edge Aviation, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 December 1990 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Tucson (TU5)

Coordinates

32.1490, -110.9295

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N9312U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Leading Edge Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX91LA049

Nobody was injured.

ONE OR MORE OF THE F-16 PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THROTTLES BEFORE BEING CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PIC REQUESTED AND RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE TO RUNWAY 11L. UPON APPROACHING 11L THE GROUND CONTROLLER CLEARED THE FLIGHT TO CROSS RUNWAY 11L AFTER COORDINATING THE CROSSING WITH THE LOCAL CONTROLLER AS 4 F-16 AIRPLANES WERE IN POSITION FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 11L. AS THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED ACROSS THE RUNWAY ONE OF THE F-16 PILOT QUERIED THE LOCAL CONTROLLER IF THE F-16'S WERE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AND THE CONTROLLER RESPONDED NEGATIVE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY UNIDENTIFIED VOICES ON THE RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS MEDIUM EXCLAIMED THAT THE CESSNA 150 WAS BLOWN OVER. ONE OF THE F-16 PILOTS APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER IN ANTICIPATION OF A TAKEOFF CLEARANCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.