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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Gainesville, GA · September 12, 2025

Date
September 12, 2025 · 12:30 local
Place
Gainesville, GA
Airport
Lee Gilmer Memorial
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
9LDS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N11351
Reported as
Cessna 150L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,070 total

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.

Aircraft was northwest of the Gainesville airport (kgvl) at 3500 feet MSL. The student pilot was practicing a steep turn and upon completion of the maneuver attempted to add power with no engine response. Engine was running but throttle contol would not change engine power.

The flight instructor took controls and landed the aircraft in a field near lake lanier.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS NORTHWEST OF THE GAINESVILLE AIRPORT (KGVL) AT 3500 FEET MSL. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING A STEEP TURN AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE MANEUVER ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER WITH NO ENGINE RESPONSE. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THROTTLE CONTOL WOULD NOT CHANGE ENGINE POWER.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD NEAR LAKE LANIER.