Cessna 150M accident near Dyer, IN
On November 12, 2001, a Cessna 150M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dyer, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 12, 2001
- Place
- Dyer, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.411°N, 87.517°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011203X02330
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 12, 2001, at 1550 central standard time, a Cessna 150M, N63262, operated by Chicago Business Air Center, Lansing, Illinois, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering near Dyer, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and his dual student were fatally injured. The local flight departed the Lansing Municipal Airport (IGQ), Lansing, Illinois, at 1538. Aircraft radar track data was obtained from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control. The data indicated there was a single aircraft transmitting a visual flight rules (VFR) 1200 transponder beacon code near the accident location around the time of the accident. The aircraft radar track data was plotted on a sectional chart, and the track traced back to the departure airport. According to the radar data, the first radar return for the accident aircraft was recorded at 1538:40.94 [Time Format = hhmm:ss.ss]. The aircraft departed the IGQ runway 09 traffic pattern to the south and climbed to a pressure altitude that varied between 2,600 and 2,700 feet. At 1547:18.05, the aircraft initiated a left turn toward the east followed by a right turn back to toward the south at 1547:59.52. The aircraft continued on a southern course at a pressure altitude between 2,600 and 2,700 feet until 1549:50.39, when the aircraft change
Probable cause
The failure of the flight crew to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, his impairment due to the use of over-the-counter medication is a contributing factor.
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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.
