Cessna 150F N8619G
1 May 2016 · Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 May 2016 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8619G was involved in an accident near Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC)
- Coordinates
- 36.7319, -97.0997
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F
- Registration
- N8619G
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1965
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ponca City → Ponca City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN16LA184
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the elevator bolt, which resulted in a loss of elevator control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot stated that, during the landing flare at the conclusion of a local flight, the airplane's nose "shot up drastically." The pilot "gently" pressed forward on the controls to lower the nose, and the airplane pitched down and impacted the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that a bolt that attached the left elevator to the control system was not installed, and the FAA inspector reported that the bolt was found undamaged inside the elevator tip. According to the pilot, maintenance personnel had recently removed the left elevator, and it is likely that they failed to properly secure the bolt when they reinstalled the elevator.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2016 | Cessna 150 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Cessna 150M | Beasley, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2016 | Cessna 150 | Penwell, Texas, United States | LM Air Patrol Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Dec 2016 | Cessna 150 | Palm Bay, Florida, United States | Florida Institute of Technology | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2016 | Cessna 150 | Littleton, Massachusetts, United States | Aptis Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Cessna 150 | Cleveland, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2016 | Bellanca 17-30A | Overbrook, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2016 | North American AT6 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | Twin Lakes Aviation, LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2016 | Beechcraft A23 | Hulbert, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2016 | Lamb-Robin BOWERS FLY BABY | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2016 | Bellanca 17-31A | Mc Alester, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 2016 | Cessna 152 | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Flight Center | No injuries | - |