Cessna 150J accident near Tucson, AZ
On November 14, 2010, a Cessna 150J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tucson, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 14, 2010
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.142°N, 111.174°W
- NTSB ID
- 20101114X85519
Official records · WPR11FA046
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 14, 2010, about 1215 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150J airplane, N60858, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain on final approach to runway 33 at the Ryan Field Airport, near Tucson, Arizona. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by Kelly's Aviation under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local supervised solo flight. The flight originated from RYN about 15 minutes prior to the accident. A certificated flight instructor (CFI) employed with Kelly's Aviation reported that the pilot was in the process of obtaining his single-engine land add on rating. Prior to the accident flight; he had flown with the pilot within the airport traffic pattern at RYN. After about 40 minutes of pattern work, the instructor had the pilot taxi to a run-up area near runway 6R, where the instructor exited the airplane with the intent of watching the pilot conduct a solo flight within the airport traffic pattern. The flight was to consist of three takeoffs and landings. The CFI stated that upon exiting the airplane, and remaining in an area near the air traffic control tower, he observed the pilot takeoff from runway 6R uneventfully. The CFI continued to observe the pilot conduct one touch-and-go landing on runway 6R and a second touch-and-go landing on runway 33. The CFI said that the third approach to landing seemed normal, with a tu
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control while on final approach due to undiagnosed cardiac disease, which caused a medical emergency and subsequent pilot incapacitation.
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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.
