# Accident 19930724025439A: Cessna 150E, Pelion, SC, July 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pelion, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7806° N, 81.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7806&lon=-81.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6197T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6197T-1998-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 270 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724025439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DEPARTED INTO KNOWN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. LET DOWN THRU CLOUDS TO LAND DUE LOW FUEL. CHOSE UNSUITABLE SURFACE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA133), Jul 24, 1993: Cessna 150E (N6197T), Pelion, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE FLIGHT. FACTORS WERE THE FOG AND LOW CEILING WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN AT THE LANDING SITE

## Other reports on N6197T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740504009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504009139A), May 4, 1974: Cessna 150E (N6197T), Kansas City, KS, Substantial damage. Drg taxi to ramp area l wing struck corner of wire fences.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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