Cessna 150L N11069

Summary

On 16 June 1993 at about 16:13 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N11069, operated by Horizon Aviation, was involved in an accident near Navasota, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 1993 at 16:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Navasota, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.3802, -96.0807

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N11069

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Horizon Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spring → College Station

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW93LA191

1 person had minor injuries.

PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO LEFT MAGNETO FLUCTUATING DUE TO LOOSE COIL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING

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

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DURING THE SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH REPORTED HAZE, THE STUDENT PILOT HAD DESCENDED TO 2,000 FEET MSL TO REMAIN BELOW THE CLOUDS. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FENCE, AND FENCE POST, AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS NOT FIRING AT TIMES AND OTHER TIMES WOULD FIRE IN A RANDOM SEQUENCE. AN INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT MAGNETO REVEALED THAT THE COILS WERE LOOSE

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.