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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Crystal Springs, MS · September 30, 2005

Date: September 30, 2005 · 19:30 local
Place: Crystal Springs, MS
Airport: Copiah County Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N45339
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05FA251
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 133 total18 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N45339Registration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Cessna 150MS/N 15076855 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine 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) Witness stated aircraft made a normal down wind at M11 for runway 17, the aircraft turned base way too close and final was too high and fast. He heard the engine accelerate. The aircraft went behind a tree line and could not be seen by the witness, but he heard a loud thud and the engine sound was not heard. Flaps were full down. Pilot and passenger received fatal injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL DOWN WIND AT M11 FOR RUNWAY 17, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BASE WAY TOO CLOSE AND FINAL WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST. HE HEARD THE ENGINE ACCELERATE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT BEHIND A TREE LINE AND COULD NOT BE SEEN BY THE WITNESS, BUT HE HEARD A LOUD THUD AND THE ENGINE SOUND WAS NOT HEARD. FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

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 DFW05FA251Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCrystal Springs, MSThe pilot's failure to retract the flaps during the go-around and his failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.Oct 1, 2005 · Destroyed