Cessna 150 accident near Marion, IN
On April 2, 2018, a Cessna 150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marion, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 2, 2018
- Place
- Marion, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.491°N, 85.680°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180403X00427
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 2, 2018, at 1709 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150 airplane, N5614E, collided with a Cessna 525 business jet, N511AC, at Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ), Marion, Indiana. The private pilot and one passenger onboard the Cessna 150 sustained fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The airline transport pilot and four passengers onboard the Cessna 525 were not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident. Both flights were being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The Cessna 525 flight originated from Jackson, Michigan, on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan for the business flight and was performing a visual landing approach to runway 22; the Cessna 150 was departing runway 15 on a local visual flight rules personal flight. The pilot of the Cessna 525 stated that he cancelled his IFR flight plan with air traffic control about 5 to 10 miles from MZZ. He stated that he did not recall announcing his approach to land at MZZ on the airport's universal communications (UNICOM) frequency and that the airplane's traffic collision avoidance system did not show any traffic at the airport. He also stated that he did not see the Cessna 150 during the straight-in visual approach to runway 22 nor did he see it during the landing roll. He landed the airplane on runway 22 and while approaching the intersection with runway 15 during the landing roll, the pilot thought that he saw something out of the right cockpit win
Probable cause
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane as they converged on intersecting runways. Contributing to the accident was the jet pilot's not monitoring the airport's traffic advisory frequency, known reduced visibility of the intersecting runways, and hazy weather condition.
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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.
