# Accident 20020815020099A: Cessna 150J, Brunswick, GA, August 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2002, 14:55 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Glynco Jetport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2675° N, 81.4447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2675&lon=-81.4447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5603G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5603G-2002-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020815020099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 07 AT BQK FOR LOCAL FLIGHT WITH TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD. THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF BOTH OCCUPANTS WAS APPROXIMATELY 510 POUNDS, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S SON. THIS FACT, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS FULL OF FUEL, INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXCEEDED ITS GROSS WEIGHT. AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 400-600 FEET BEFORE IT COULD NO LONGER PRODUCE LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN POST-IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 MIA02FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA152), Aug 15, 2002: Cessna 150J (N5603G), Brunswick, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to takeoff in an over gross weight…

## Other reports on N5603G (2)

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

- [Incident 19830117023349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117023349I), Jan 17, 1983: Cessna 150J (N5603G), Burnswick, GA, Minor damage. Student out of fuel 8 miles from destination. Had not received proper preflight fuel planning or supervision.
- [Accident 19790907023359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907023359A), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna 150 (N5603G), Brunswick, GA. Instructor was turning prop prior to hand-propping with student at controls. Engine started. Prop hit instructor.

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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