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FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Holly Springs, MS · July 14, 2000

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Date
July 14, 2000 · 18:51 local
Place
Holly Springs, MS
Airport
Holly Springs-Marshall County
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9249U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00FA217
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total16 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N9249URegistration cancelled May 20, 2002 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078199 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A/c crashed nose down approx. 725 feet from end of runway. (.4) according to FAA memphis air route traffic control transcripts, the airplane radioed approach control radar at 1748 central daylight time requesting VFR flight following to the Holly Springs airport. After identifying the flight, the controller assigned the flight a different frequency, but they did not hear from N9429U again. There were no witnesses to the crash. Air force rescue coordination center, langley, picked up ELT transmissions south of the Holly Springs airport at 2001 and alerted Mississippi civil air patrol at 0300. The aircraft wreckage was located at 0745 on July 15, 2000. Aircraft, engine and all associated components revealed no signs of malfunction or failure. Proper fuel and lubrication were aboard the aircraft at the crash site. Seventy-nine pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found in the wreckage. The FAA toxicological examination of the pilot revealed he had recently used three different illegal recreational drugs, and was impaired by the effects of the levels of methamphetamine and the mdma found.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C CRASHED NOSE DOWN APPROX. 725 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY. (.4) ACCORDING TO FAA MEMPHIS AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL TRANSCRIPTS, THE AIRPLANE RADIOED APPROACH CONTROL RADAR AT 1748 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME REQUESTING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO THE HOLLY SPRINGS AIRPORT. AFTER IDENTIFYING THE FLIGHT, THE CONTROLLER ASSIGNED THE FLIGHT A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY, BUT THEY DID NOT HEAR FROM N9429U AGAIN. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE CRASH. AIR FORCE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER, LANGLEY, PICKED UP ELT TRANSMISSIONS SOUTH OF THE HOLLY SPRINGS AIRPORT AT 2001 AND ALERTED MISSISSIPPI CIVIL AIR PATROL AT 0300. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 0745 ON JULY 15, 2000. AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND ALL ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS REVEALED NO SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. PROPER FUEL AND LUBRICATION WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CRASH SITE. SEVENTY-NINE POUNDS OF MARIJUANA AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WERE FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE. THE FAA TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT REVEALED HE HAD RECENTLY USED THREE DIFFERENT ILLEGAL RECREATIONAL DRUGS, AND WAS IMPAIRED BY THE EFFECTS OF THE LEVELS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND THE MDMA FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA00FA217Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHolly Springs, MSThe failure of the pilot to maintain control while maneuvering the aircraft due to impairment as a result of use of illegal drugs, and the subsequent collision with the terrain during an uncontrolled descent.Jul 14, 2000 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9249U · 1

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

Incident 19820207001599INormal Cruise · Huntsville, TXStudent pilot on round robin, unable to refuel, got lost on last leg of flight, ran out of fuel. Landed on road.Feb 7, 1982