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Cessna 150F N6256R

30 April 2005 · China, Maine, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 April 2005 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6256R was involved in an accident near China, Maine, 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 18:10
Classification
Accident
Location
China, Maine, United States
Coordinates
44.4800, -69.5317
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N6256R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Millinocket → Berlin
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC05CA078

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's improper inflight decision to land in a field instead of a nearby airport, after encountering deteriorating weather conditions. A factor was the deteriorating weather conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While en route to his destination, the pilot encountered deteriorating weather conditions and elected to perform a precautionary landing to a field, "to avoid flight into IMC." During the landing rollout, the airplane encountered a rut in the soft, rain-soaked field, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the Federal Aviation Administration Montreal Sectional Aeronautical Chart revealed several airports along the pilot's planned route of flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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