# Accident 20230227001909A: Cessna 150G, Hillsville, VA, February 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2023, 16:55 local time
- Place: Hillsville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6562° N, 80.5426° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6562&lon=-80.5426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2991J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2991J-2023-09-05) (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: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230227001909A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED BURLINGTON, NC (BUY) AT 1612 LOCAL.

FLEW NEARLY DIRECT ROUTE TOWARDS HILLSVILLE, VA (HLX) (INTENDED DESTINATION).

PILOT MADE A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN ABOUT 15 MILES FROM DESTINATION AT 1653 LOCAL.

THE LAST RADAR RETURN WAS AT 1654 LOCAL, ABOUT A MILE FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.

AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA AT AN ELEVATION OF 2,776 FT. MEAN SEA LEVEL.

REPORTED WEATHER AT HLX (15 NAUTICAL MILES FROM ACCIDENT SITE) WAS OVERCAST/200 FT. AGL CELIING, WIND 7 KNOTS/180 DEGREES, TEMPERATURE 9 DEGREES C AT 1715 LOCAL.

## 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 ERA23FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA131), Feb 27, 2023: Cessna 150G (N2991J), Hillsville, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in controlled flight into terrain.

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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