Cessna 150F N6679F
31 October 1998 · Winter Haven, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 October 1998 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6679F 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winter Haven, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winter Haven Municipal (GIF)
- Coordinates
- 28.0391, -81.7191
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F
- Registration
- N6679F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was performing the second landing of his first supervised solo flight. During landing he flared high and the aircraft landed hard. The aircraft bounced into the air, landed hard again, and then ground looped.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 150H | Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1998 | Cessna 150M | Pocahontas, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1998 | Cessna 150 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150 | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150M | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Cessna 150G | Perry, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1998 | Gulfstream American 690C | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Mohr SKYBOLT | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1998 | Bell 47G | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Wing and Rotor International | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1998 | Beechcraft 95 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | RAY T. Hanselman | Minor injuries | - |