Cessna 150F accident near Jeffersonville, Kentucky, May 25, 1985
On May 25, 1985 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150F, registered N7717F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jeffersonville, Kentucky. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 25, 1985 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Jeffersonville, Kentucky · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · all 150Fs on the register
- Registration
- N7717F · no longer on the register · serial 15063817
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WHILE BANKING TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING AN APPROACH TO LAND IN AN OFF ARPT PASTURE WHICH WAS NOT NORMALLY USED FOR ACFT OPERATIONS. NO MECANICAL REASONS FOR THE ACCIDENT WERE FOUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 160 hours in all; 147 in this make and model; 58 in the last 90 days; 17 in the last 30 days; 117 as pilot in command; 43 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,950 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, October 4, 1984; 88 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LOU Louisville KY at 1:00 pm
- Destination: Jeffersonville KY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:54 pm from LEX, 28 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N7717F the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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