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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Sabetha, KS · August 14, 2011

Date: August 14, 2011 · 10:38 local
Place: Sabetha, KS
Airport: Sabetha
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6953S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA575
Reported as: Cessna 150H
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N6953SRegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · Cessna 150HS/N 15067653 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 150H Engine 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.

A witness described the flight path on final to landing as an aircraft stalling, dipping to recover, and then stalling again, repeating several times, with the aircraft eventually impacting the ground and flipping onto its back. The aircraft came to rest approximately 100 yards beyond the (north) end of the runway. Pilot and one passenger were the only occupants on board. Both sustained minor injuries. There was sustantial damage to a/c, and weather was not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

A WITNESS DESCRIBED THE FLIGHT PATH ON FINAL TO LANDING AS AN AIRCRAFT STALLING, DIPPING TO RECOVER, AND THEN STALLING AGAIN, REPEATING SEVERAL TIMES, WITH THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY IMPACTING THE GROUND AND FLIPPING ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS BEYOND THE (NORTH) END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE THE ONLY OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C, AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

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 CEN11LA575Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSabetha, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of certification to act as a pilot and his lack of recent experience.Aug 14, 2011 · Substantial damage