What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 9, 2014, about 0600 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150C, N7968Z, owned and operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from atlanta regional airport-Falcon Field (ffc), peachtree city, Georgia. The certificated pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight destined for eagle neck airport (1GA0), shellman bluff,
Georgia. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal
Regulations part 91. The airplane was owned by the pilot and based at ffc. According to the pilot's wife, the pilot and the passenger, who was her brother, intended to fly to 1GA0 to attend a homeowner's association meeting that was scheduled to begin at 0800. A friend of the pilot reported that the airplane failed to arrive at its destination, and that he was unable to reach the pilot. The FAA issued an alnot at 1507. The airplane was subsequently found in a wooded area about 3 miles southeast of ffc, adjacent to a gravel power line service road by the fayette county marshall's office around 2000. The pilot, age 57, held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine land, which was issued on may 16, 2014. His most recent FAA second-class medical certificate was issued on July 31, 2014. At that time, he reported a total flight experience of 213 hours.
The aircraft N7968Z was a single-engine, fixed-gear airplane, serial number 15060068, was manufactured in 1963. It was powered by a Continental motors O-200-A, serial number 1174-8-A, 100-horsepower engine equipped with a mccauley model 1A100/MCM two-bladed propeller. The pilot's wife was unable to locate the airframe log books but did provide the airplane's propeller and engine logbooks for review. According to the engine logbook, the most recent annual inspection was performed on October 9, 2013, at a tach time of 4923.88 hours and a time since overhaul of 914.03 hours. A fuel receipt from ffc indicated that the airplane was refueled with 9.8 gallons of aviation gasoline on August 8, 2014.
Weather
On the morning of August 9, 2014 the following weather report was recorded:
Ffc weather at 0553 EDT, wind calm, 6 miles visibility, overcast ceiling at 600 feet AGL,
Temperature 21 degrees celsius, dew point temperature 21 degrees celsius, altimeter 30.05 inhg.
Ffc weather at 0629 EDT, wind calm, 4 miles visibility, overcast ceiling at 400 feet AGL,
Temperature 21 degrees celsius, dew point temperature 21 degrees celsius, altimeter 30.05 inhg.
The two closest airports to ffc reported IFR conditions that were worse than ffc. There was an AIRMET out for IFR conditions with mist. Both the AIRMET and area forecast were issued about 0445 EDT to 0500 EDT. In addition to those, the atl ARTCC issued a weather advisor for fog and low ceilings around 0550 EDT.
The airplane was examined at the accident site on August 10, 2014. It was subsequently recovered by atlanta air recovery, griffin, Georgia for further examination that was conducted
On August 11, 2014.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 9, 2014, ABOUT 0600 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150C, N7968Z, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ATLANTA REGIONAL AIRPORT-FALCON FIELD (FFC), PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT DESTINED FOR EAGLE NECK AIRPORT (1GA0), SHELLMAN BLUFF,
GEORGIA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL
REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY THE PILOT AND BASED AT FFC. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WIFE, THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS HER BROTHER, INTENDED TO FLY TO 1GA0 TO ATTEND A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION MEETING THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 0800. A FRIEND OF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO ARRIVE AT ITS DESTINATION, AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE PILOT. THE FAA ISSUED AN ALNOT AT 1507. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND IN A WOODED AREA ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FFC, ADJACENT TO A GRAVEL POWER LINE SERVICE ROAD BY THE FAYETTE COUNTY MARSHALL'S OFFICE AROUND 2000. THE PILOT, AGE 57, HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A RATING FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE-ENGINE LAND, WHICH WAS ISSUED ON MAY 16, 2014. HIS MOST RECENT FAA SECOND-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED ON JULY 31, 2014. AT THAT TIME, HE REPORTED A TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OF 213 HOURS.
THE AIRCRAFT N7968Z WAS A SINGLE-ENGINE, FIXED-GEAR AIRPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER 15060068, WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1963. IT WAS POWERED BY A CONTINENTAL MOTORS O-200-A, SERIAL NUMBER 1174-8-A, 100-HORSEPOWER ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH A MCCAULEY MODEL 1A100/MCM TWO-BLADED PROPELLER. THE PILOT'S WIFE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE AIRFRAME LOG BOOKS BUT DID PROVIDE THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER AND ENGINE LOGBOOKS FOR REVIEW. ACCORDING TO THE ENGINE LOGBOOK, THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 9, 2013, AT A TACH TIME OF 4923.88 HOURS AND A TIME SINCE OVERHAUL OF 914.03 HOURS. A FUEL RECEIPT FROM FFC INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS REFUELED WITH 9.8 GALLONS OF AVIATION GASOLINE ON AUGUST 8, 2014.
WEATHER
ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 9, 2014 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER REPORT WAS RECORDED:
FFC WEATHER AT 0553 EDT, WIND CALM, 6 MILES VISIBILITY, OVERCAST CEILING AT 600 FEET AGL,
TEMPERATURE 21 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT TEMPERATURE 21 DEGREES CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 30.05 INHG.
FFC WEATHER AT 0629 EDT, WIND CALM, 4 MILES VISIBILITY, OVERCAST CEILING AT 400 FEET AGL,
TEMPERATURE 21 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT TEMPERATURE 21 DEGREES CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 30.05 INHG.
THE TWO CLOSEST AIRPORTS TO FFC REPORTED IFR CONDITIONS THAT WERE WORSE THAN FFC. THERE WAS AN AIRMET OUT FOR IFR CONDITIONS WITH MIST. BOTH THE AIRMET AND AREA FORECAST WERE ISSUED ABOUT 0445 EDT TO 0500 EDT. IN ADDITION TO THOSE, THE ATL ARTCC ISSUED A WEATHER ADVISOR FOR FOG AND LOW CEILINGS AROUND 0550 EDT.
THE AIRPLANE WAS EXAMINED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE ON AUGUST 10, 2014. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED BY ATLANTA AIR RECOVERY, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION THAT WAS CONDUCTED
ON AUGUST 11, 2014.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.