Cessna 150 N8196S

Summary

On 23 March 1997 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8196S was involved in an accident near Petersburg, Indiana, 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.

Date

23 March 1997 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Petersburg, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

38.4896, -87.2797

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N8196S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Washington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA089

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. Low altitude flight is a contributing factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was flying at a low altitude above ground level, near a relatives house. The pilot was looking out the window of the airplane when he noticed that the airplane's sink rate had become excessive. Aircraft pitch attitude and power were increased by the pilot in an attempt to miss approaching trees. The airplane settled into the top of the trees. No mechanical malfunctions were reported by the pilot. Under recommendations for how this accident could have been prevented the pilot wrote 'more altitude/more airspeed.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.