Cessna 150M accident near Bedford, IN
On March 5, 2007, a Cessna 150M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bedford, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 5, 2007
- Place
- Bedford, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.840°N, 86.449°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070312X00274
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 5, 2007, at approximately 1035 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150M, N66513, piloted by a student pilot was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain and a house in Bedford, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. There were no ground injuries reported. The local area flight departed the Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR), Bedford, Indiana, at approximately 0900. Eyewitnesses reported that the airplane was on a high final approach to runway 6 when it made a sudden 90-degree left turn to the north. The airplane then momentarily leveled its wings before entering a 45-degree dive toward the ground. The eyewitnesses thought it was unusual that the airplane was maneuvering toward runway 6, because the winds were out of the west. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the student pilot, age 47, was issued his student pilot and third-class medical certificate on November 14, 2006. The medical certificate had the limitation "holder must wear corrective lenses." The student pilot had accumulated 15.9 hours total flight time since commencing flight training in July 2006. All of his flight training was completed in a Cessna 150 airplane. His only solo flight was completed on January 20, 2007, and was under the supervision of his flight instructor. The solo flight was 0.3 hours i
Probable cause
Suicide.
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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.
