Cessna 150L accident near Forrest City, AR
On October 31, 2021, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Forrest City, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 31, 2021
- Place
- Forrest City, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.942°N, 90.775°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211101104189
Official records · CEN22LA024
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 31, 2021, about 0937 central daylight time, a Cessna 150L airplane, N6713G, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Forrest City, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the passenger, there were no issues found with the airplane during the preflight inspection and the airplane was running well. When the airplane touched down on runway 36, the pilot pushed the yoke forward to lower the nose landing gear to the runway surface. After the nose landing gear touched down the airplane veered to the left and exited the runway surface. The pilot asked the passenger if he was on the rudder pedals, to which the passenger stated that he was not. The airplane struck a fence and came to rest upright. The passenger observed the pilot outside of the airplane near the right main landing gear. According to the passenger, the pilot never liked wearing his seat restraints. The passenger, seated in the left seat, was wearing the installed 3-point restraint system. The pilot, seated in the right seat, was not wearing the installed restraint system. He was ejected from the airplane and was fatally injured. Wheel mark impressions were visible in the grass beginning next to the runway. The main wheel marks continued through the grass for about 650 ft to the accident site. The grass area alongside the runway was about 120 ft wide between the runway and the airport perimeter fence. The wheel marks in the grass gra
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control during landing. Contributing to the pilot’s injuries was his ejection from the airplane resulting from him not wearing his available seat restraints.
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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.
