- Date
- April 24, 1988, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Watkinsville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5921TCessna 150D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880424057339A
- Case key
- 7746
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Strong headwinds were encountered during the x-c flt. The plt landed at an arpt to refuel but found the arpt FBO to be closed. He continued on toward his destination. About 10 miles from his destination, he made a precautionary ldg in a field due to a critical low-fuel situation. After obtaining 5 gals of avgas from a nearby arpt, he attempted to takeoff; but the airplane subsequently crashed in an adjacent plowed field. The plt initially reported that he had aborted the t/o at 30-40 ft AGL after hearing the stall warning sound. A few months after the accident however, the plt rptd that his original story was inaccurate; he indicated that the engine had completely lost power shortly after t/o which resulted in a forced ldg. He noted that he had told the original, erroneous story based on the advice of the acft operator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5921T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060621
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James V. Moore, doing business as Moore Aerial Advertising
- Registered owner
- Caufman, Jimmy C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Destination
- WDR · Winder, GA
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 81 in this make and model · 66 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN, 10 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.