Cessna 150F N8723S
20 December 2005 · Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 2005 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8723S was involved in an accident near Poplar Grove, Illinois, 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 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.3228, -88.8364
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F
- Registration
- N8723S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Poplar Grove → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI06CA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate recovery from the bounced landing, and not maintaining airplane control during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with snow and terrain when the airplane exited the runway. The pilot stated, "Made final fast and flat. Contacted runway and bounced up and to right. Ended in snow, off the runway, right side up, nose wheel bent back." The pilot's safety recommendation was, "Be more ready to do a go-around."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2005 | Cessna 150L | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150M | Renton, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150G | Mountain View, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 2005 | Cessna 150L | Spokane, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Cessna 150F | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Mitchell Morgan | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150L | Kellogg, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2005 | Hurley SEAREY | South Beloit, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Robinson R22 BETA | Crete, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2005 | Cessna 172R | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 421C | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Grumman G-164A | New Boston, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 2005 | Cessna 150L | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |