Cessna 150L N67WJ

Summary

On 28 January 2026 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N67WJ, operated by Pivotal Aviation, was involved in an accident near Gantt, South Carolina, 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

28 January 2026 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Gantt, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Donaldson Fld (GYH)

Coordinates

34.7571, -82.3771

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N67WJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Pivotal Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA104

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a nose landing gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that after arriving at the destination airport while on a solo cross-country flight, she elected to perform airport traffic pattern work with some touch-and-go landings. The first landing went well, and the pilot took off again for a second attempt. The second approach was stable throughout; the airspeed was good and it was smooth, but after arriving over the threshold, she reduced engine power but flared late, which did not arrest the descent in time. The airplane struck the runway and bounced. During the second bounce the airplane landed hard, and the nose landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and airframe. The pilot agreed that there were no preimpact malfunctions or failures of the airplane that precluded normal operation. The pilot further stated she just “rounded out late,” and thought it was too late to abort the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.