- Date
- August 29, 1987, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Murray, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6795GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870829048459A
- Case key
- 7316
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
PIC stated to friends he intended to execute a hammerhead stall after take off from a private grass strip. Airstrip owner observed acft make a low pass, pitch up vertically, and execute a hammerhead stall at about 450-500 feet AGL. There was insufficient altitude to recover from the maneuver which resulted in the impact with the rwy. At impact acft was in a level pitch and about a 15 degree right wing down attitude. Cabin was crushed vertically at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6795G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072295
- Airframe hours
- 4,008
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rickie L. Glasgow
- Registered owner
- Glaskow, Rickie L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 4, 1986 · 90 hours before
- Airport
- KY28 · Brandon Airpark, runway 2, 2,500 × 200 ft, grass/turf
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 273 total · 230 in this make and model · 215 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 59 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.