Plane Crash List

Cessna 150M N714LZ

6 August 1993 · Blue Rapids, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 August 1993 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N714LZ, operated by Lester G. Nelson, JR, was involved in an accident near Blue Rapids, Kansas, United States. One person was 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.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Blue Rapids, Kansas, United States
Coordinates
39.6692, -96.6495
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N714LZ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lester G. Nelson, JR
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Atchison → Marysville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI93LA313

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS IN ENGINE RPM. AFTER THE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT, A FURTHER REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM WAS EXPERIENCED, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A NEARBY FIELD. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE FIELD, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWERLINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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