ATL86LA226

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Campobello, SC · August 26, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 26, 1986, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place
Campobello, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N11154Cessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860826042469A
Case key
7169

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Miscellaneous/otherCruise
Comm/nav equipment - undeterminedFactor
Became lost/disoriented - inadvertentPilot in commandFactor
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - open field
Precautionary landing - performedPilot in command
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

While on her 2nd solo x-country flt, the student plt became lost/disoriented after the comm/nav radios developed a problem. Subsequently, she made a precautionary landing in an open field. During the landing roll, the acft hit a ditch & nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N11154
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15075228
Airframe hours
4,243
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
R. W. Tanner & R. E. Johnson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
Annual · December 17, 1985
Departed
GGE · Georgetown, SC
Destination
GSP · Greer, SC
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
33A · Fairview

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
17
Certificate
Student
Medical
Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
54 total · 54 in this make and model · 13 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
230° at 10 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
2,000 ft broken
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 70 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
GSP

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.