# NTSB ATL83FA179: Cessna C-150H, N7146S, Fort Valley, GA, May 7, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 7, 1983, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Fort Valley, GA
- Coordinates: 32.550827, -83.880165 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5508&lon=-83.8802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5912/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA179

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, climb
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

AFTER A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO TURN AFTER TAKEOFF, ENTER A STEEP CLIMP, THEN GO INTO A STEEP NOSE DOWN DESCENT & CRASH. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENG OPERATING UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT & ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. APRX 20 MI WEST SOUTHWEST AT MACON, GA, THE WIND WAS FROM 130 DEG AT 13, GUSTING 20 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7146S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7146S-1984-06-08), registration cancelled 1984-06-08, S/N 15067846 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C-150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-67846
- Airframe hours: 3512
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mr. Donald Ames
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 1983, 1 hours before
- Departed: WARNER ROBINS, GA
- Airport: Miami Valley Farm

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 47 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MCN, 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 19830507017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830507017889A), May 7, 1983: Cessna 150H, Ft Valley, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled on a vertical pullup without room to recover from ensuing dive. Was observed in steep turns near ground.

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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