Cessna 150F N6679F

Summary

On 9 February 1997 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6679F, operated by Tony Conti, was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, 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

9 February 1997 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Gilbert (GIF)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N6679F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tony Conti

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL97LA040

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's inadvertent movement of the mixture control to idle cut-off during the approach to land, which resulted in engine shut-down, and the student's failure to follow emergency procedures for restarting the engine.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on his second solo flight, after having flown a dual flight with his instructor. While downwind on a second approach for landing, the student noted the airplane seemed to be performing differently. After turning final, the student noticed he was 'somewhat low for usual or desired glide path.' After advancing the throttle and getting no response, he realized he would not reach the runway, and decided to land in a nearby lake. A subsequent examination of the airplane showed that the carburetor heat was in the cold position and that the mixture control was in the idle cut-off position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.