# Accident 20101114053249A: Cessna 150J, Tucson, AZ, November 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2010, 12:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1419° N, 111.1744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1419&lon=-111.1744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60858-2011-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 9 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101114053249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA046), Nov 14, 2010: Cessna 150J (N60858), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control while on final approach due to undiagnosed cardiac disease, which caused a medical emergency and subsequent pilot incapacitation.

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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