# NTSB ATL84FA216: Cessna 150J, N50776, Terry Town, GA, July 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 7, 1984, 21:30 local (Jul 8, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Terry Town, GA
- Coordinates: 32.309268, -82.55059 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3093&lon=-82.5506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84FA216
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6287/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA216

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - buzzing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ostentatious display, pilot in command
  - pull-up - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-69545
- Airframe hours: 3726
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 20; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840707030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840707030389A), Jul 7, 1984: Cessna 150J, Terry Town, GA, Destroyed. Student pilot made low pass and aircraft stalled during steep pull up.

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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