# NTSB ATL83FA178: Cessna 150, N5835G, Kennesaw, GA, May 7, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 6, 1983, 20:50 local (May 7, 1983, 00:50 UTC)
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Coordinates: 34.020938, -84.609039 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0209&lon=-84.6090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5911/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA178

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run
  - flt control syst,wing flap control - inoperative (contributing factor)
  - checklist - not performed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - electrical system,fuse - open (contributing factor)
  - raising of flaps - not obtained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - misc eqpt/furnishings,shoulder harness - failure,total (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE WING FLAPS LEVER HAD BEEN PLACED TO THE UP POSITION BUT THE FLAPS DID NOT RETRACT. WHEN THE CFI FINALLY NOTICED THAT THE FLAPS WERE NOT UP HE TOOK OVER AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL AND STARTED A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN. THE AIRSPEED WAS ABOUT 62 MPH INDICATED WHEN THE CFI TURNED LEFT WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE ACFT STALLED AND SPUN TO THE GROUND ABOUT 600 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE FLAP INDICATOR REGISTERED 33 DEGREES. THERE WAS A NOTICE POSTED BELOW THE FLAP INDICATOR WHICH READ 'USE 30 DEGREE FLAP MAX'. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FLAP MOTOR FUSE WAS BLOWN. BOTH PLTS HAD BEEN RESTRAINED BY SHOULDER HARNESS SECURED THROUGH INTERIOR PLASTIC MOLDING. AT IMPACT THEY CAME LOOSE. THIS ACFT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITH SHOULDER HARNESS. ACFT LOGS DID NOT SHOW WHERE, WHEN OR BY WHOM THE EXISTING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5835G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5835G-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 150-71335, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-71335
- Airframe hours: 4170
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Consolidated Aviation
- Registered owner: Charles Maire Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Unknown, November 5, 1982, 64 hours before
- Departed: 8A4, KENNESAW, GA
- Airport: 8A4, Mccullan, runway 27, 4,580 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 10,677 total, 44 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTY, 20 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830506022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830506022859A), May 6, 1983: Cessna 150K, Kennesaw, GA, Substantial damage. Flaps failed to retract during takeoff because of blown fuse. Airspeed dropped, aircraft stalled and entered spin.

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.

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