Cessna 150F accident near Logan, Utah, November 12, 2002
On November 12, 2002 at about 11:45 pm local time, a Cessna 150F, registered N7198F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Logan, Utah (Logan/Cache airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's premature flare and his failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. A contributing factor was the dusk light conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 12, 2002 · about 11:45 pm local time · cases in 2002
- Place
- Logan, Utah · Logan/Cache · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · all 150Fs on the register
- Registration
- N7198F · registry record · serial 15063798
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot said "I think I flared too high and it was taking me more time than [sic] usual to land and then everything went wrong." He said the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. Subsequently, the left aileron was damaged, the outboard right wing tip (2 feet) was bent up, the upper wing skin was wrinkled the full length, and the lower wing skin was wrinkled for the last outboard 5 feet. According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, official sunset was at 1710 mountain standard time. The pilot stated in his accident report that dusk light conditions existed at the time of 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
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 53 hours in all; 53 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,007 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 30, 2002; 26 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A42 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 36U Heber UT at 10:45 pm
- Destination: LGU Logan UT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 35, 5,900 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 43°F (6°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.36 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 pm from LGU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N7198F on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 150 7,993 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-200A42 8,790 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Logan-Cache Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Utah 1,440 since 1982 · 264 in the last ten years
- Utah 8,358 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DEN03LA015.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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