Cessna 150L accident near Collegeville, PA
On January 12, 1997, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Collegeville, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 12, 1997
- Place
- Collegeville, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.179°N, 75.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07344
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 12, 1997, at 1340 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N10809, was destroyed when it struck the ground after departure from the Perkiomen Valley Airport, Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The certificated commercial rated flight instructor and pre-solo dual student were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local dual instructional flight. The flight was estimated to have departed about 1200, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. There were no known witnesses to the pre-flight activities or the initial departure of the flight; however the airplane was observed in the traffic pattern performing takeoffs and full stop landings. A pilot who entered the traffic pattern behind N10809, reported that after N10809 landed, it cleared the runway and taxied back for another takeoff. The pilot landed behind N10809, and cleared the runway at mid-field. While taxiing on the parallel taxiway, the pilot observed N10809 depart on runway 27. The pilot recognized the instructor in the right seat and waved to him. The pilot crossed runway 27 near the departure end of the runway and taxied to her parking spot, and as she swung her airplane to the south, she observed N10809 in a bank of 70 to 80 degrees, left wing down, and 20 degrees nose down, while moving left. The airplane was about 150 feet above the ground. She watched it until it disappeared from view. Another witness who observed the takeoff reported the wings were rocking from side to side after liftoff, and the engine was sputtering. He did not r
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground. A contributing factor was wind gusts.
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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.
