Cessna A150M accident near Vinita, OK
On January 13, 1996, a Cessna A150M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Vinita, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 13, 1996
- Place
- Vinita, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna A150M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.640°N, 95.150°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05124
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 13, 1996, at 1625 central standard time, a Cessna A150M, N8125V, was destroyed upon impact with terrain while maneuvering near Vinita, Oklahoma. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Vinita, Oklahoma, on January 13, 1996, approximately 1620. The following is based on the observations of a witness who declined to submit a written statement. The witness, a 12-hour student pilot, had flown with the pilot shortly before the accident. They had flown to Langley, Oklahoma, then returned and had practiced touch-and-go landings. Total flight time was approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes. After landing, the airplane was serviced with 10 gallons of automotive gasoline. The pilot said he was going to return to Langley, then departed alone. The airplane remained in the traffic pattern as though the pilot was going to do another touch-and-go landing. The airplane was on the downwind leg and abeam the runway threshold when the airplane banked right and departed the traffic pattern. The airplane climbed to an altitude estimated between 2,000 and 2,500 feet mean sea level (MSL). Suddenly, the nose pitched up about 70 degrees above the horizon and the pilot performed a "hammerhead stall." The pilot recovered from the maneuver, then the airplane fell off on its left wing and entered a two-turn spin to the left. The pilot appeared to recover from this maneuver also, then the airplane disappeared behi
Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to recover from a spin. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's ostentatious display and the lack of altitude (terrain clearance) for recovery from the aerobatic maneuver and subsequent spin.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
