- Date
- April 7, 1988, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Funston, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7956ZCessna 150C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880407013129A
- Case key
- 7733
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Analysis
The plt reported that the engine lost pwr at 200-250 ft AGL after departing rwy 30 at the private 1,750' sod airstrip. He stretched his glide to avoid wires off of the end of the rwy. After clearing the lines. The airplane nose 'fell through', and the airplane impacted the terrain nose down. A wx station about 25 mi away was reporting winds from 300 at 17 KTS gusting to 22 KTS at the time. Two witnesses who lived adjacent to the airstrip reported that the acft was tossed from side to side in the gusty winds as it was climbing; it subsequently 'stalled out' as the plt made an apparent attempt to pull up, to avoid hitting the wires. The witnesses did not report any changes in the engine sound. The reported purpose of the flt was to reposition the acft for an annual inspection. The last annual took place about 5 yrs earlier. No ferry permit had been obtained for the flt. The acft wreckage was examined by an FAA inspector and no preexisting mechanical deficiencies were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7956Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 150C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060056
- Airframe hours
- 1,803
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Derwin G. Jones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 4, 1983 · 33 hours before
- Destination
- Norman Park, GA
- Airport
- runway 30, 1,750 × 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 25 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 17 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABY, 25 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.