# Accident 20120122002549A: Cessna 150G, Quincy, FL, January 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2012, 19:50 local time
- Place: Quincy, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6039° N, 84.5469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6039&lon=-84.5469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120122002549A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 22,2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A REGISTERED AIRCRAFT, N73JK CESSNA 150G, SERIAL NUMBER 15064948, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM QUINCY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (2J9) QUINCY, FLORIDA . THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED ON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA12FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA151), Jan 23, 2012: Cessna 150G (N73JK), Quincy, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s spatial disorientation in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his inability to maintain controlled flight. Contributing to the accident was…

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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