- Date
- November 8, 1985, 13:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- Cumming, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51182Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851108058319A
- Case key
- 7033
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff the acft experienced a loss of pwr as related by the student plt. A forced landing was performed in a fld during which the nose wheel dug into the terrain and the acft nosed over. Examination of the wreckage failed to disclose any pre-existing mechanical failure/malfunction which may have resulted in a loss of pwr.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51182
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069823
- Airframe hours
- 3,964
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eugene A. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1985 · 61 hours before
- Airport
- 84A · Mathis
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14 total · 14 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.