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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Tucson, AZ · November 14, 2010

Date
November 14, 2010 · 12:15 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60858
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11FA046
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
29 total9 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On November 14th, 2010 at approximately 12:15 local time,while on final approach a Cessna 150J, N60858 collided with terrain about 72 feet from the end of runway 33 at Ryan air field (ryn) in Tucson AZ . The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the student pilot, and sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from ryn approximately 15 minutes prior to the accident. There was no post impact fire. No flight plan was filed for the local supervised solo flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 LOCAL TIME,WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH A CESSNA 150J, N60858 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 72 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 33 AT RYAN AIR FIELD (RYN) IN TUCSON AZ . THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RYN APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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