Cessna 150L accident near Ione, Washington, April 8, 1992
On April 8, 1992 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N5294Q, was destroyed in an accident near Ione, Washington (Ione Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
AN INADVERTENT STALL AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RAISE THE FLAPS DURING A GO-AROUND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 8, 1992 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Ione, Washington · Ione Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N5294Q · registry record · serial 15073194
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
FOLLOWING AN UNSUCCESSFUL APPROACH DURING WHICH THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND MANEUVER BY APPLYING 'FULL POWER' AND 'PULL(ING) THE NOSE UP.' SHE REPORTED HEARING THE STALL WARNING AND STATED THAT SHE 'TRIED TO TIP THE NOSE OVER TO GET MORE LIFT' DURING WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THEN TERRAIN. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
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: student
- Flight time: 23 hours in all; 20 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 23 in the last 30 days; 4 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 2, 2000; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GEG Spokane WA at 5:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 4,200 ft by 45 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from GEG, 70 miles away
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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Other NTSB records under N5294Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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