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DEN03LA015

2002-11-12 · Logan, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LGU

Current FAA registration · N7198F

Make / Model
CESSNA 150F
Year of manufacture
1966 · 36 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19660504
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9A0F2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's premature flare and his failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. A contributing factor was the dusk light conditions.

Factual narrative

On November 12, 2002, at approximately 1645 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150F, N7198F, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during an attempted go-around at Logan-Cache Airport, Logan, Utah. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by a private individual under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country, solo, instructional flight that had originated approximately 1 hour before the accident from Heber Valley, Utah. The pilot had filed and activated a visual flight rules flight plan. 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 started drifting to the right and he decided to do a go-around. The pilot said that the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. The outboard right wing tip (2 feet) was bent up, the upper wing skin was wrinkled the full length, the lower wing skin was wrinkled for the last outboard 5 feet, and the left aileron was damaged, 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 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2002_DEN03LA015.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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