# Accident 20021206036149A: Cessna 150L, Arecibo, PR, December 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2002, 11:22 local time
- Place: Arecibo, PR
- Airport: Arecibo Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4511° N, 66.6756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4511&lon=-66.6756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11294-2005-06-30) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021206036149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 6, 2002, AT 1122 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150L TYPE AIRCRAFT, N11294, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ANTONIO NERY JUARBE POL AIRPORT, ARECIBO, PR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A POSTCRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL03FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA023), Dec 6, 2002: Cessna 150L (N11294), Arecibo, PR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots failure to follow the normal takeoff checklist (Wing Flaps-Up) and failure to maintain airspeed after takeoff that resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N11294 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760425008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760425008749A), Apr 25, 1976: Cessna 150L (N11294), Pembrook Pines, FL, 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.

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