- Date
- July 7, 1984, 21:30 local (Jul 8, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Terry Town, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N50776Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840707030389A
- Case key
- 6287
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Buzzing - performedFactor
Ostentatious display
Pull-up - excessiveCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall/spin
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Witnesses observed the aircraft manuvering in the vicinity of the accident site at about 100 ft AGL. A second low pass was executed, terminating with a sharp pull up to a near vertical attitude. The acft climbed to about 300 ft AGL, the nose tucked under and the acft descended to the ground in a steep, nose down attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50776
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-69545
- Airframe hours
- 3,726
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard B. Cauley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 20, 1983 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- Soperton, GA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 27 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCN, 60 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.