- Date
- September 30, 1983, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ringgold, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6063JCessna A150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830930052609A
- Case key
- 5952
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was observed buzzing a truck stop, partially owned by the plt, at low altitude. The acft then stalled & spun into the ground. Some of the witnesses observed the plt waving & one witness said it appeared that the plt was leaning out the window hollering at someone on the ground. The flaps were fully extended. It was reported that the plt frequently made low flts over the truck stop. Toxicology tests revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.08%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6063J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500363
- Airframe hours
- 1,414
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas W. Cochran
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 20, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- Tunnel Hill, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 10 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.