ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45345
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| Date: | Friday 6 December 2002 |
| Time: | 11:22 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N11294 |
| MSN: | 15075304 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9048 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arecibo -
 Puerto Rico
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aboisso Airport (ABO/DIAO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On December 6, 2002, at 1122 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 150L, N11294, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with terrain after takeoff from Antonio Nery Juarbe POL Airport, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. There was a postcrash fire and the airplane was destroyed. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight was originating from Arecibo, Puerto Rico at 1120 on December 6, 2002
The airplane was observed by witnesses taxiing out for takeoff and on the takeoff roll with the flaps extended. The airplane reached about 300 feet and the flaps were still observed in the down position. The airplane was in a climb attitude and the airspeed was described as slow. The witness looked away and heard a loud noise seconds later coming from the north side of the runway followed by black smoke. Radio contact was not established. The witness drove to the crash site and observed the airplane in a nose down attitude on fire with the tail section on the ground. Examination of the wreckage revealed the flaps were in the full down position. The checklist states flap deflections greater than 10-degrees are not recommended at any time for takeoff. Examination of the airframe, flight controls and engine assembly and accessories revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to follow the normal takeoff checklist (Wing Flaps-Up) and failure to maintain airspeed after takeoff that resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20021213X05603&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 18:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2023 11:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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