Cessna 150C accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2002
On June 6, 2002 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150C, registered N7821Z, was destroyed in an accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota (Anoka County-Blaine Arpt airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper flare resulting in the hard landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 6, 2002 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Minneapolis, Minnesota · Anoka County-Blaine Arpt · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150C · all 150Cs on the register
- Registration
- N7821Z · no longer on the register · serial 15059921
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was destroyed during a post accident fire following an in-flight collision with terrain while landing. The pilot stated, "I don't remember if I ever got to add any power or not, instantly we just hit the ground. ...We landed near centerline and we landed straight ahead, just somehow nose first. The stall warning horn never went off, I think it happened too fast for it, if we did stall." A witness reported seeing the airplane flare at 10 feet above the runway. The airplane's nose gear broke off during the impact and the airplane was completely consumed by the post accident fire. No anomalies with respect to the engine, airframe, or systems were determined to have existed prior to the accident.
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: 185 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 185 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 9, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,442 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 10, 2002
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: LJF Litchfield MN at 1:15 pm
- Destination: ANE Minneapolis MN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 4,855 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observation at 6:55 pm from ANE
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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