CHI86LA162

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Int'L Falls, MN · June 29, 1986

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 29, 1986, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
Place
Int'L Falls, MN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N19528Cessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860629028219A
Case key
13479

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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.

In flight collision with objectApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Proper altitude - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Proper glidepath - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause
Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

Acft struck power lines on approach to private airstrip. The plt stated that an air pocket pulled the plane down. Weather at international Falls, six miles from the accident site, reported winds at 7 KTS with no gusts. The plts flt time was not reported.

Aircraft

Registration
N19528
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15074473
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Lloyd Morrison
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
RLA, runway 36, 2,640 × 75 ft, grass/turf

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
68
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Unknown, Expired
Seat
Left

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
70° at 7 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft overcast
Temperature
66 °F, dew point 45 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
INL, 6 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 N19528 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.