- Date
- November 28, 1982, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Stone Mountain, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N66103Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821128060329A
- Case key
- 72741
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while flying in marginal weather, he came to Stone Mountain and turned to avoid it. The aircraft crashed on the side of the Mountain about 300 ft from the base. About 9 mi east southeast of the crash site, the weather was reported as 200 ft overcast, visibility 2 mi with fog and light rain, wind 080 deg at 10 KTS. The pilot reported a ceiling of 800 ft with 2 miles visibility.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66103
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075836
- Airframe hours
- 2,891
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Howard Gilbert
- Registered owner
- Howard Gilbert
- Departed
- C · Dahlonega, GA
- Destination
- C · Griffin, 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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 191 total · 149 in this make and model · 117 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 129 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.