- Date
- July 18, 1985, 16:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bainbridge, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N19293Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850718032189A
- Case key
- 12854
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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.
Analysis
The acft was observed at about 300 ft AGL. It had just completed a turn with its wings level when it suddenly nosed over and entered a spin to ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19293
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074311
- Airframe hours
- 3,840
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A48, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- James L. Rietschlin
- Registered owner
- Hixlin Industries, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 26, 1985 · 130 hours before
- Departed
- CFJ · Crawfordsville, IN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUF, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N19293 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.