- Date
- April 1, 1986, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lonoke, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22109Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860401008549A
- Case key
- 34092
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After the plt changed a tire & performed maintenance on the carb heat control, he elected to reposition the acft to adams field at little rock, AR. Shortly after lifting off from his private strip, the acft crashed. There was virtually no movement after it impacted the ground. According to witnesses, the acft's tail dragged the ground 2 or 3 times during the takeoff roll (as if the plt was making an exaggerated soft field takeoff). After lift-off, the acft rprtdly climbed to about 100 ft AGL, then 'nose dived to the ground.' A test of the plt's blood showed an alcohol level of 300 mg% (0.300%). The test also showed a trace of valium, which had been prescribed for medication. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22109
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068065
- Airframe hours
- 3,002
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- James Hicks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 7, 1985 · 9 hours before
- Destination
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Airport
- Private, runway 26, 2,000 × 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 202 in this make and model · 11,100 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 15 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.