# Accident 20060902031109A: Cessna 150K, Pikeville, KY, September 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2006, 10:15 local time
- Place: Pikeville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2281° N, 82.5828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2281&lon=-82.5828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6401G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6401G-2008-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060902031109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 02, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 EASTERN STD TIME, A CESSNA 150K N6401G, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN DORTON KY. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS DENSE FOG. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED SEPTEMBER 03, 2006 BY HELICOPTER OWNED BY A LOCAL COMPANY, THE CAP AND LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM BRASSTOWN AIRFIELD IN MURPHY, NC APPARENTLY HEADING TO FLORENCE KY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF AIRCRAFT IMPACTING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BELOW MOUNTAIN RIDGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND A FIRE CONSUMED THE COCKPIT AREA.

## 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 NYC06LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA214), Sep 2, 2006: Cessna 150K (N6401G), Shelby Gap, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an impact with mountainous terrain. A factor was the low ceiling.

## Other reports on N6401G (1)

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

- [Incident 19840131011309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840131011309I), Jan 31, 1984: Cessna 150K (N6401G), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. Student flared high on landing. Came down on the nose wheel. Impact broke the axle and bent the propeller.

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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