# Accident 19960511010269A: Cessna 150M, Springdale, AR, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996, 09:05 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1867° N, 94.1288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springdale, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1867&lon=-94.1288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511010269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ITS ENGINE FAILED DURING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. (-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT PRACTICING EMERGENCY APPROACHES AND LANDINGS WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED THE ENGINE WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL. HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN A RESTART OF THE ENGINE BEFORE A FORCED OFF AIRPORT LANDING OCCURRED. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW96LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA209), May 11, 1996: Cessna 150M (N704RS), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's improper (unapproved) procedure of using the mixture control to simulate an engine failure. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced…

## Other reports on N704RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19930302017099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930302017099A), Mar 2, 1993: Cessna 150M (N704RS), Aurora, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in crosswind. Veered off runway. Collapsed nose gear.

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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