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Cessna 150M N714LF

8 December 1996 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 December 1996 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N714LF was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, 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 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Sky Ranch (TN95)
Coordinates
35.9095, -83.8694
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N714LF
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tullahoma → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA97LA037

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student pilot's improper planning/decision, and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment during a crosswind landing. The strong crosswind was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After returning from a cross-country flight, the student pilot made several attempts to land on runway 18. The wind was reported to be from 260 degrees at 20 knots. A witness reported that after the last approach, the airplane touched down off the left side of the runway and subsequently collided with a road sign. The pilot stated he had 28 hours total flight time with 2 hours of crosswind landing experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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