Cessna 150H accident near Strongsville, Ohio, January 24, 1986
On January 24, 1986 at about 5:02 pm local time, a Cessna 150H, registered N22755, was substantially damaged in an accident near Strongsville, Ohio. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were 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
- January 24, 1986 · about 5:02 pm local time
- Place
- Strongsville, Ohio · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · all 150Hs on the register
- Registration
- N22755 · registry record · serial 15068497
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED WATER IN THE FUEL TANK WHEN HE CHECKED THE FUEL DRAIN. HE NOTIFIED HIS INSTRUCTOR, BUT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED IN A PARKING LOT AND ONE AUTOMOBILE WAS STRUCK BY THE AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT TRACES OF ICE WERE FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR SEDIMENT BOWL AND THE CARBURETOR FLOAT CHAMBER.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,060 hours in all; 286 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 70 in the last 30 days; 964 as pilot in command; 692 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,525 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 28, 1985; 39 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Tom J. Krukemeyer Enterprises
The flight
- Departed from: 1G6 Strongsville OH at 4:45 pm
- Destination: 1G6 Strongsville OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 34°F (1°C), dew point 16°F (-9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:00 pm from CLE, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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