Accident Cessna 150L N18717,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42260
 
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Date:Sunday 25 August 1985
Time:19:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic C150 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 150L
Owner/operator:Terry Ranger
Registration: N18717
MSN: 15074057
Year of manufacture:1972
Engine model:CONTINENTAL O-200-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lewiston, NY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Lockport, NY (62NY)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDES UP TO 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ONE WITNESS STATED THE PLT APPEARED TO BE PERFORMING POWER STALLS AT AN ALT OF APRX 500 FT AGL. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A SPIN AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF AN ACFT MALFUNCTION WAS DISCLOSED DURING THE POST ACCIDENT ACFT EXAMINATION. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37605

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:24 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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