# Accident 19960114000379A: Cessna 150G, Social Circle, GA, January 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1996, 12:31 local time
- Place: Social Circle, GA
- Airport: Sleepy Hollow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6866° N, 83.6422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6866&lon=-83.6422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3751J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3751J-1997-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 120 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114000379A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PREPARE THE STUDENT PILOT FOR HIS UPCOMING PRIVATE PILOT'S FLIGHT CHECK. AFTER COMPLETING THE UPPER AIR MANEUVERS, THEY ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOTS COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE FIRST ONE THIRD OF THE 2,300 FOOT LONG PAVED SURFACE. DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF THE PROCEDURE, THE STUDENT PILOT RETURNED THE CARBURETOR HEAT LEVER TO THE COLD POSITION, AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FULL FORWARD. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT APPEAR TO OPERATE AT ITS FULL ABILITY. AT THIS POINT, HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS OPERATED TO 2,300 RPM; NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE RUN-UP.

## 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 ATL96FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA035), Jan 14, 1996: Cessna 150G (N3751J), Social Circle, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision, and his delay in aborting the takeoff.

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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