- Date
- January 4, 1986, 15:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Belle Chasse, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50560Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860104000299A
- Case key
- 21953
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of power. The flt was begun an hour before the acc with the intention of staying in local area. The wx was minimal VMC at the time of takeoff and suddenly became IMC when fog rolled in. The plt was unable to locate the departure arpt and after several low passes at various places trying to land the acft ran out of fuel. The forced lndg was made in the yard of an industrial area where the nose gear dug in and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50560
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069397
- Airframe hours
- 6,690
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James P. Flanagan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 12, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- GRO · Slidell, LA
- Destination
- GRO
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 50 in this make and model · 80 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.