What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 14, 2014, about 1125 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N66241, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from mount Pleasant regional airport-Faison field (lro), mount Pleasant, south carolina. The commercial rated pilot and non-pilot rated student were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by hanger aviation, inc. visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. The flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
According to a witness, the airplane began its takeoff roll on runway 35 with "40 degrees of flaps." Multiple witnesses stated that the airplane lifted off the ground about midfield and that it "immediately looked unstable." A witness added that the wings were banking to the right and left. When the airplane reached an altitude about 100 feet above ground level, it entered a continuous left turn and subsequently rolled wings level on a westerly heading. The airplane then entered a nose down attitude followed by a right wing low attitude and was in a "straight downward dive" when it impacted the ground.
During the accident investigation, it was noted that the flap were found to be full up.
According to federal aviation administration (FAA) records, the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating for single and multi-engine land. The pilot held a first-class medical certificate which was issued on may 25, 2011 at which time he reported 275 total flight hours. A review of FAA records revealed that the pilot did not hold a flight instructor certificate.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 14, 2014, ABOUT 1125 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N66241, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MOUNT PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT-FAISON FIELD (LRO), MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND NON-PILOT RATED STUDENT WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY HANGER AVIATION, INC. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 35 WITH "40 DEGREES OF FLAPS." MULTIPLE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND ABOUT MIDFIELD AND THAT IT "IMMEDIATELY LOOKED UNSTABLE." A WITNESS ADDED THAT THE WINGS WERE BANKING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE REACHED AN ALTITUDE ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, IT ENTERED A CONTINUOUS LEFT TURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED WINGS LEVEL ON A WESTERLY HEADING. THE AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND WAS IN A "STRAIGHT DOWNWARD DIVE" WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.
DURING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLAP WERE FOUND TO BE FULL UP.
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) RECORDS, THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING FOR SINGLE AND MULTI-ENGINE LAND. THE PILOT HELD A FIRST-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WHICH WAS ISSUED ON MAY 25, 2011 AT WHICH TIME HE REPORTED 275 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS. A REVIEW OF FAA RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.