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FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Parowan, UT · April 23, 1998

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Date
April 23, 1998 · 11:10 local
Place
Parowan, UT
Airport
Parowan Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N50385
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98FA190
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total
N50385Registration cancelled Feb 6, 2009 · Cessna 150HS/N 15069267 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On climbout deviated to flyby hangers. Waving to people nose high and slow stalled and spun into ground. (.4)the airplane (powered by a 100 horse power engine) was departing from runway 22 (elevation 5,930 feet, density altitude 7,944 feet) and one witness said that it 'appeared to be flying very slow with its nose high.' Another witness reported that 'the engine was putting out everything it had at full RPM and it was smooth.' The flight instructor was seen waving to the people standing in front of the hangar. The above second witness further described the airplane as 'wobbling, struggling and mushing, and then it spun to the ground.' For approximately the last 3 years, the flight instructor had been towing banners in California with a Cessna 150 powered by 180 horse powered engine and modified with a stol kit. A witness reported that the wind, at the time of the accident, was out of the south 20 to 25 knots gusting 30 to 35 knots. Several other witnesses reported that at the time of the airplane's departure, 'the wind was blowing loose dirt parallel to the ground.'

As the FAA filed it

ON CLIMBOUT DEVIATED TO FLYBY HANGERS. WAVING TO PEOPLE NOSE HIGH AND SLOW STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND. (.4)THE AIRPLANE (POWERED BY A 100 HORSE POWER ENGINE) WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 22 (ELEVATION 5,930 FEET, DENSITY ALTITUDE 7,944 FEET) AND ONE WITNESS SAID THAT IT 'APPEARED TO BE FLYING VERY SLOW WITH ITS NOSE HIGH.' ANOTHER WITNESS REPORTED THAT 'THE ENGINE WAS PUTTING OUT EVERYTHING IT HAD AT FULL RPM AND IT WAS SMOOTH.' THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SEEN WAVING TO THE PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR. THE ABOVE SECOND WITNESS FURTHER DESCRIBED THE AIRPLANE AS 'WOBBLING, STRUGGLING AND MUSHING, AND THEN IT SPUN TO THE GROUND.' FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 3 YEARS, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD BEEN TOWING BANNERS IN CALIFORNIA WITH A CESSNA 150 POWERED BY 180 HORSE POWERED ENGINE AND MODIFIED WITH A STOL KIT. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE WIND, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WAS OUT OF THE SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS GUSTING 30 TO 35 KNOTS. SEVERAL OTHER WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE AIRPLANE'S DEPARTURE, 'THE WIND WAS BLOWING LOOSE DIRT PARALLEL TO THE GROUND.'

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW98FA190Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportParowan, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin. Factors were the high density altitude, the high, gusty wind condition, and the diverted attention of the pilot.Apr 23, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N50385 · 1

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

Accident 19751113036749AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Upland, CANose tire blew out ldg. Plt failed to negotiate taxi turnoff,went over bank.Nov 13, 1975 · Substantial damage