Plane Crash List

Cessna 150F N8142F

19 January 1999 · Hillsdale, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 January 1999 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8142F was involved in an accident near Hillsdale, Michigan, 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 23:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Hillsdale Municipal (Y85)
Coordinates
41.9191, -84.6294
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N8142F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wauseon → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI99LA074

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot's disregarding preparation for the flight. Factors were a frozen landing gear wheel, and the snowbank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On landing the airplane swerved to the left and impacted a snowbank. The pilot indicated that the left main landing gear was frozen with ice and slush accumulation in the main landing gear pant. He said that the accident could have been prevented by his removal of the wheel pants prior to operating in freezing conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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