ATL88LA134

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150C · Funston, GA · April 7, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
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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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 flightTakeoff - initial climb
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Weather evaluation - poorPilot in commandFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

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.