# Accident 19960412007159A: Cessna 150L, Akron, OH, April 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1996, 10:23 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0792° N, 81.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0792&lon=-81.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16188-2011-08-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960412007159A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE AT MIDFIELD ABOVE GROUND, LOST RPM, MADE LEFT TURN TO RETURN, CRASHED ON ROAD. (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AKRON CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, CAK. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY BUT WAS DENIED LANDING CLEARANCE. PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT OVER TERMINAL BUILDING. FIRST CONTACT WITH GROUND WAS ON AIRPORT ENTRANCE ROAD. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SERIOUS DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TREATED FOR INJURIES. FIELD INSPECTION OF ENGINE REVEALED NO REASON FOR MALFUNCTION. ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE BUT ACTIVATED WHEN QUICKLY STOPPED BY HAND.

## 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 IAD96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA060), Apr 12, 1996: Cessna 150L (N16188), Akron, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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