Cessna 150 N6471F

Summary

On 20 June 2019 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6471F was involved in an accident near Elkader, Iowa, 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.

Date

20 June 2019 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Elkader, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Elkader (I27)

Coordinates

42.8472, -91.3822

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6471F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elkader → Elkader

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA363

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to go around, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the approach and just before landing, he aborted the landing because he felt that the airplane was too high above the runway to land safely. As he configured the airplane to go around, the airplane flew about 150 ft beyond the runway, and the right wing struck treetops and then impacted terrain. The pilot added that quicker power application and flap configuration would have prevented the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.