What happened
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Acft crashed into a field under unknown circumstances, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (.19)on July 11, 1999, at 1505 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150, N7983E, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted the ground and subsepuently caught fire following a loss of control in flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed harrisville, Michigan, exact time unknown. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying between 50 and 200 feet above the surface of a lake when it began a steep climb. On witness said the airplane "...went straight up 200 feet from the ground." The witnesses reported that the airplane rolled to the left and descended in a steep nose down attitude until it collided with the ground about 50 feet west of the lake's shoreline. (-23) on July 11, 1999, at 1505 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150, N7983E, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted the ground and subsequently caught fire following a loss of control in flight. Visual me teorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed harrisville, Michigan, exact time unknown.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.19)ON JULY 11, 1999, AT 1505 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150, N7983E, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SUBSEPUENTLY CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED HARRISVILLE, MICHIGAN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE FLYING BETWEEN 50 AND 200 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE OF A LAKE WHEN IT BEGAN A STEEP CLIMB. ON WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE "...WENT STRAIGHT UP 200 FEET FROM THE GROUND." THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND DESCENDED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ABOUT 50 FEET WEST OF THE LAKE'S SHORELINE. (-23) ON JULY 11, 1999, AT 1505 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150, N7983E, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT. VISUAL ME TEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED HARRISVILLE, MICHIGAN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
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