- Date
- March 19, 1988, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Searcy, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N50672Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880319006109A
- Case key
- 34550
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While landing in direct crosswind, the PIC lost directional control during the roll out. The acft veered off the runway, damaging the right wing tip and empennage. The pilot stated he thought a gust of wind caused the loss of control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50672
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069476
- Airframe hours
- 6,470
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flight Maintenance Inc.
- Registered owner
- Flight Maintenance, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 7, 1987 · 80 hours before
- Airport
- MO7 · Searcy, runway 1, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 440 total · 16 in this make and model · 361 as pilot in command · 71 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 40 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.