# Accident 19860325012739A: Cessna 150L, St Thomas, VI, March 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1986, 11:45 local time
- Place: St Thomas, VI
- Airport: Harry S Truman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11505-2017-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 24 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325012739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SOLO STUDENT FAILED TO ADD POWER FOR RECOVERY AND FORCED NOSE TO THE RUNWAY. HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA105), Mar 25, 1986: Cessna 150L (N11505), St. Thomas, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11505 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910427022969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427022969I), Apr 27, 1991: Cessna 150L (N11505), Isabela, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Pilot landed on beach near Isabela PR. Coast guard reported aircraft apparently ran out of fuel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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