Plane Crash List

Cessna A150M N9891J

12 May 1993 · Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 May 1993 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna A150M registered N9891J, operated by Aerobat V, was involved in an accident near Tarentum, Pennsylvania, 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.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
West Penn (9G1)
Coordinates
40.5990, -79.7606
Aircraft
Cessna A150M
Registration
N9891J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Aerobat V
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO93LA084

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION AND PROXIMITY OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON HIS RETURN FROM A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT HE ENCOUNTERED AN UPDRAFT AND DOWNDRAFT WHILE LANDING. HE STATED THAT AS HE NEARED HIS POSITION FOR LANDING, THE WIND CHANGED DIRECTION, AND AS HE WAS ABOUT TO APPLY POWER, THERE WAS AN UPDRAFT AND THE AIRPLANE ALMOST STALLED. HE REPORTED THAT HE PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN AND CONTINUED INTO THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND VEERING TOWARDS AN UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT THAT WAS PARKED 22 FEET OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON A GRASSY AREA. DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE PARKED AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, IF THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT BEEN PARKED CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna A150M accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
23 Aug 1993 Cessna A150M
N9861J
Sacramento, California, United States American Aero Club, Inc. No injuries -
31 Jul 1993 Cessna A150M
N8161V
Galveston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Ray's Flying Service Minor injuries -
23 May 1994 Cessna A150M
N9856J
Indiantown, Florida, United States - Fatal 2
5 Jun 1990 Cessna A150M
N8175V
Seattle, Washington, United States Aero Flight Executive Services No injuries -
5 Oct 1990 Cessna A150M
N7922U
Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
13 Jan 1996 Cessna A150M
N8125V
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States - Fatal 1

All 27 records for this type

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UNREG
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