- Date
- March 25, 1986, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N22613Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860325010909A
- Case key
- 25103
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Analysis
A Cessna 150 collided with terrain during a takeoff from a road. The student plt indicated he was practicing aerial maneuvers in the training area when the engine quit. He successfully accomplished a power off landing to an asphalt road. A certified mechanic was dispatched. He ran the engine twice. The engine failure could not be duplicated. The mechanic released the afct for flt. He also indicated that he did not know the plt was a student plt until after the accident. The student plt attempted the takeoff. During takeoff roll the afct hit a dip and became airborne prematurely. The afct stalled and the right wing hit sage brush. The afct veered 90 deg to the right and hit a berm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22613
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068403
- Airframe hours
- 4,766
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- William C. Mclearran
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 1, 1985 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- RYN · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- RYN · Ryan Field
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 43 total · 43 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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