# NTSB BFO87DIG07: Cessna 150/Horton Stol, N150VA, Maysville, WV, June 24, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 24, 1987, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Maysville, WV
- Coordinates: 39.109008, -79.159385 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1090&lon=-79.1594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO87DIG07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11273/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DIG07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT/OWNER WAS FLYING A CESSNA 150 WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH A HORTON STOL KIT. DRG AN APCH TO RWY 3, HE USED AN AIRSPEED OF 40 KTS. WHILE APCHG THE RWY, THE ACFT SETTLED & THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK A BUMP ON THE APCH EDGE OF THE RWY. THE PLT RPRTD THAT THE IMPACT BENT THE TAIL ABOUT 15 DEG & DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR. ALSO, HE RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEG A 3 KTS. HE THOUGHT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT DOWNDRAFT JUST BFR IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N150VA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150VA-1991-02-13), registration cancelled 1991-02-13, S/N 15059497 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150/HORTON STOL (150/HORTON)
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15059497
- Airframe hours: 3397
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Harold E. Evans
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1986, 16 hours before
- Airport: Private Airstrip, runway 3, 470 × 40 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 91 total, 91 in this make and model, 60 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870624026989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870624026989A), Jun 24, 1987: Cessna STC150, Maysville, WV, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final. Impacted bump at runway threshold. Bent nose gear, bent tail. Was too slow stol equipped.

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.

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