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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Suwannee, GA · May 12, 2006

Date: May 12, 2006 · 11:56 local
Place: Suwannee, GA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1715Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06FA078
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,660 total

N1715QRegistration cancelled Jul 26, 2013 · Cessna 150LS/N 15073015 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 150L 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) Aircraft N1715Q had taken off from mathis airport on runway 21 and turned left. The aircraft impacted the ground approximately a quarter of a mile from the airport in a residential area at privacy data omitted witnesses at the airport stated that the aircraft did not sound as if it was making take-off RPM and that the take off distance was longer than normal. Witnesses also stated that the aircraft was only 50 feet above the trees as it climbed out. Winds at the time of the accident were a crosswind from the nw at 11 mph gusting to 22 mph.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N1715Q HAD TAKEN OFF FROM MATHIS AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 21 AND TURNED LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SOUND AS IF IT WAS MAKING TAKE-OFF RPM AND THAT THE TAKE OFF DISTANCE WAS LONGER THAN NORMAL. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONLY 50 FEET ABOVE THE TREES AS IT CLIMBED OUT. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE A CROSSWIND FROM THE NW AT 11 MPH GUSTING TO 22 MPH.

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 ATL06FA078Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCumming, GAThe pilot's failure to consider the appropriate aircraft performance data prior to takeoff, and his improper use of the wing flaps during takeoff, which resulted in reduced climb performance and an in-flight collision with a residence. A factor associated…May 12, 2006 · Destroyed