# Accident 19980418007179A: Cessna 150J, Canton, MI, April 18, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 18, 1998, 18:30 local time - Place: Canton, MI - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.3009° N, 83.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3009&lon=-83.4803&mi=10 - Aircraft: N50566, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50566-2000-02-12) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J - Reported engine: CONT O200A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,039 total, 132 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA131) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980418007179A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON APRIL 18, 1998, AT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150J, N50556, REGISTERED TO A CORPORATION, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER INTERRUPTION PRIOR TO IMPACT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTIONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED WILLOW RUN AIRPORT, AT YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN, AND WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE NEARBY CANTON-METTE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. (.4)THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A STOP-AND-GO LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB THERE WAS A POWER INTERRUPTION PRIOR TO IMPACT, AND HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND THAT AT NO TIME DID HE FEEL THAT THE ENGINE POWER HAD RETURNED. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES OTHER THAN THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPACT AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE. HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. GROUND SCARS RELATED WITH THE INITIAL IMPACT WERE NOTED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED THROUGH A BOULEVARD COLLIDING WITH A MAILBOX AND LEAVING HORIZONTAL SLASHES IN THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK CONSISTENT WITH PROPELLER STRIKES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST IN A DRIVEWAY WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BENT AFT. THE PROPELLER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF ROTATION WITH CHORDWISE SCRATCHING AND NICKS. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN OFF AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT ONE CITY BLOCK AWAY FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE BLADE HAD A CURLED TIP AND ALSO EVIDENCE OF CHORDWISE SCRATCHING. (-23) N50566 CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A RESIDENTIAL SUB-DIVISION IN CANTON, MI. THE PILOT PUT THE PLANE DOWN ON A STREET AVOIDING THE HOMES IN THE AREA. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND AIRLIFTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ## 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 CHI98LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA131), Apr 18, 1998: Cessna 150J (N50566), Canton, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The undetermined loss of power reported by the pilot. Contributing factors were the residential nature of the landing area and unsuitable landing terrain. ## Other reports on N50566 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19950810034009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810034009I), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna 150M (N50566), Ann Arbor, MI. Lost power. Landed in open field. Fuel tanks were empty. - [Accident 19730720022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720022779A), Jul 20, 1973: Cessna 150J (N50566), Rogue River, OR, Substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.