Cessna 150L accident near Crystal River, Florida, October 30, 1994
On October 30, 1994 at about 3:16 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N19264, was substantially damaged in an accident near Crystal River, Florida. It was an instructional 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
A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 30, 1994 · about 3:16 pm local time
- Place
- Crystal River, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N19264 · no longer on the register · serial 15074285
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB ABOUT 200 FEET MSL WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TURNED TOWARDS A GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY AND OBSERVED GOLFERS ON THE FAIRWAY. AN ALTERNATE FAIRWAY WAS SELECTED, FULL FLAPS WERE LOWERED, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ABOUT 250 FEET BEFORE THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORIES BY THE FAA, AND THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR THE OPERATOR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, AND THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
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; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,721 hours in all; 1,400 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 1,652 as pilot in command; 1,246 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 21, 1994
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A48 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: X-31 at 3:14 pm
- Destination: X-31
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,800 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:14 pm from OCF, 170 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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