CHI88LA019

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Cumberland, WI · November 8, 1987

Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 8, 1987, 03:00 local (09:00 UTC)
Place
Cumberland, WI
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6501SCessna 150H
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19871108062389A
Case key
14011

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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 encounter with weatherApproach
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Weather condition - drizzle/mistFactor
Vfr flight into imc - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in command
Lack of total instrument timePilot in commandFactor
Loss of control - in flightLanding
Aircraft control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Spatial disorientationPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding

Analysis

At 0112 CST, the plt telephoned the fss & requested a wx outlook for a 0600 CST departure. The wx briefer adzd the wx to the south was deteriorating & that the destn would be IFR by about the planned departure time. Also, the briefer suggested the plt could delay his flt as a slow improvement was expected. At about 0130 to 0200 CST, the plt took off. During arrival, he saw the arpt beacon & contd. However, the acft subsequently crashed about 1000' south of rwy 9, near the dep end. Due to his injuries, the plt could not remember the occurrence. A police officer, who responded to the acdnt, said he had to limit his speed to aprx 30 to 35 mph due to hvy ground fog. An exam revealed that during impact the nose & left main gear collapsed; the prop, eng compartment, & both wing tips were damaged; & the aft fuselage was broken & bent downward behind the wings & cabin area. About 45 mi sse at eau claire, WI, the 2251 CST wx was in part: 400' obscured, vis 1.5 mi with fog & drizzle.

Aircraft

Registration
N6501S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15067301
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Troy A. Hoff
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Departed
RIE · Rice Lake, WI
Destination
UBE
Airport
UBE · Cumberland Muni, runway 9, 4,400 × 60 ft, asphalt

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
20
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
54 total · 54 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Wind
Calm
Visibility
1 statute miles
Temperature
45 °F, dew point 43 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
EAU, 45 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 N6501S · 1

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