- Date
- July 13, 1986, 20:25 local (Jul 14, 1986, 02:25 UTC)
- Place
- Akron, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N757GHCessna A150N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860713036299A
- Case key
- 17011
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 weather
Weather condition - downdraftCause
Weather evaluation - inaccurateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - open field
Analysis
The plt stated the acft he was piloting encountered a severe downdraft during initial climbout, which forced the acft to the ground. Upon ground contact, the acft nosed over onto its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757GH
- Reported as
- Cessna A150N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279725
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hayes Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Peter Hofer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- AKO · Akron-Wash County Arpt, runway 27, 4,100 × 50 ft, grass/turf
N757GHRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2012 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 305 total · 38 in this make and model · 242 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.