20000819041459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Collinsville, OK · August 19, 2000

Date
August 19, 2000 · 15:09 local
Place
Collinsville, OK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6425T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00FA236
Reported as
Cessna 150
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(.4) A witness/commercial pilot, observed the Private pilot taxi the airplane to the north end of the airstrip, takeoff, climb to 50 feet AGL and make a hard left turn at a slow airspeed. The airplane continued to climb at a high angle of attack to 150-200 feet above the ground and made a second turn to the left at a "45 degree bank or greater." The airplane made a third steep turn to the left, the pilot waved the wings at "45 degrees of bank or more," the "left wing stalled," and the airplane "nosed down" and started to spin to the left. The airplane made almost one complete revolution before impacting the terrain in a 60-70 degree nose low attitude. During examination of the wreckage, no discrepancies were found that would have prevented operation of the airplane and engine. Toxicological tests detected chlorpheniramine, trazodone, ephedrine, and pseudoephedrine in the pilot's system. According to the faa's civil aeromedical institute, "chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine used in symptomatic management of allergic symptoms and may have sedative effects. Ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are used in the management of upper respiratory symptoms. Trazodone is an antidepressant, which would have precluded medical certification." FAA medical records indicated that the airman failed to report use of this medication. (-23) according to privacy data omitted who was flying Cessna 150, N224J, Mr. Joel fream, flying Cessna 150, N6425T took off to the south from the skyhaven airpark grass strip. After a takeoff roll of 130 to 150 feet, he lifted off and immediately banked to the left and continued a turn of 180 degrees. privacy data omitted Took off as Mr. Fream made his climbing turn to the left. privacy data omitted Turned right and departed the area to return to tulsa rvs airport. According to witnesses at the skyhaven airpark, Mr. Fream then attempted to turn to the west. The aircraft stalled and made about a half turn in a spin and crashed about 200 feet east of his lift off point of the runway. According to these witnesses, Mr. Fream stated, his intention to take photographs of the airpark area before returning to tulsa rvs airport. The pilot, Mr. Fream suffered fatal injuries in the crash.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) A WITNESS/COMMERCIAL PILOT, OBSERVED THE PRIVATE PILOT TAXI THE AIRPLANE TO THE NORTH END OF THE AIRSTRIP, TAKEOFF, CLIMB TO 50 FEET AGL AND MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN AT A SLOW AIRSPEED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO CLIMB AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK TO 150-200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND MADE A SECOND TURN TO THE LEFT AT A "45 DEGREE BANK OR GREATER." THE AIRPLANE MADE A THIRD STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT WAVED THE WINGS AT "45 DEGREES OF BANK OR MORE," THE "LEFT WING STALLED," AND THE AIRPLANE "NOSED DOWN" AND STARTED TO SPIN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE MADE ALMOST ONE COMPLETE REVOLUTION BEFORE IMPACTING THE TERRAIN IN A 60-70 DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. DURING EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS DETECTED CHLORPHENIRAMINE, TRAZODONE, EPHEDRINE, AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE IN THE PILOT'S SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE FAA'S CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE, "CHLORPHENIRAMINE IS AN ANTIHISTAMINE USED IN SYMPTOMATIC MANAGEMENT OF ALLERGIC SYMPTOMS AND MAY HAVE SEDATIVE EFFECTS. EPHEDRINE AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE ARE USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UPPER RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. TRAZODONE IS AN ANTIDEPRESSANT, WHICH WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED MEDICAL CERTIFICATION." FAA MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE AIRMAN FAILED TO REPORT USE OF THIS MEDICATION. (-23) ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS FLYING CESSNA 150, N224J, MR. JOEL FREAM, FLYING CESSNA 150, N6425T TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH FROM THE SKYHAVEN AIRPARK GRASS STRIP. AFTER A TAKEOFF ROLL OF 130 TO 150 FEET, HE LIFTED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY BANKED TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED A TURN OF 180 DEGREES. ^PRIVACY DAT^ TOOK OFF AS MR. FREAM MADE HIS CLIMBING TURN TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DAT^ TURNED RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE AREA TO RETURN TO TULSA RVS AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT THE SKYHAVEN AIRPARK, MR. FREAM THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND MADE ABOUT A HALF TURN IN A SPIN AND CRASHED ABOUT 200 FEET EAST OF HIS LIFT OFF POINT OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THESE WITNESSES, MR. FREAM STATED, HIS INTENTION TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRPARK AREA BEFORE RETURNING TO TULSA RVS AIRPORT. THE PILOT, MR. FREAM SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES IN THE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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