- Date
- February 7, 1987, 12:46 local (18:46 UTC)
- Place
- Ayase, Japan
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6797GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870207003319A
- Case key
- 25518
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an instructional flight, just after take-off the instructor was heard to transmit over the radio 'request emergency landing.' At an altitude of approximately 15O feet AGL the aircraft was observed to pitch up then nosed down in a shallow left turn. The aircraft collided with the terrain in a near vertical attitude. There was no mechanical failure of malfunction noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6797G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1572297
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Atsugi Navy Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Atsugi Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 3, 1987 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- RJTA · Ayase
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RJTA · Atsugi, runway 10, 8,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,150 total · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RJTA, 1 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.