# NTSB ERA12WA426: Cessna 150M, Licey, Dominican Republic, June 12, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 12, 2012, 11:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place: Licey, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 19.456388, -70.609169 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.4564&lon=-70.6092&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA426
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84151/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA426

## Factual narrative

On June 12, 2012, about 2140 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 150M, Dominican Republic registration HI-561, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a propeller tip separation. The foreign certificated pilots received minor injuries. The local instructional flight departed Santiago International Airport (MDST), Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. According to the investigator-in-charge, the airplane was on a routine training flight when the tip of one propeller blade separated from the propeller. During the subsequent forced landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe. The propeller was removed from the engine and shipped to the Federal Aviation Administration in Wichita, Kansas, for examination. The investigation is under the direction of the Government of the Dominican Republic. For further information contact: Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación "CIAA" Junta de Aviación Civil Deputy Director of Operations- Aviation Accident Investigation Commission AAIC Office: 809-689-4167 ext. 266 This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information that was released by the Government of the Dominican Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HI-561 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-77678
- Airframe hours: 8454
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MDST, Santiago de los
- Destination: MDST, Santiago de los
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Flight instructor; injuries: minor
- Student pilot; injuries: minor

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 15 knots
- Temperature: 90 °F
- Observed at: MDST, 3 nm away

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 18, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84151. 13 KB in all.

- Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 13 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40419069&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Statement-Redacted.PDF

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.