19860108000619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Charlotte, MI · January 8, 1986

Date
January 8, 1986 · 11:00 local
Place
Charlotte, MI
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50255
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA063
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
810 total375 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft struck a snow covered lake during forced landing practice. Instructor lost depth perception over lake.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW COVERED LAKE DURING FORCED LANDING PRACTICE. INSTRUCTOR LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION OVER LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.