- Date
- May 9, 1992, 13:56 local (18:56 UTC)
- Place
- Samburg, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2494JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920509014389A
- Case key
- 8601
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor judgement in that he attempted aerobatic maneuvers at an altitude that was too low to recover from the maneuver.
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.
Analysis
The airplane was observed buzzing the lake. It maneuvered in a manner, as described by witnesses, that was similar to a hammerhead stall. When the maneuver was repeated, the airplane did not level off and collided with the water. The local sheriff, who observed the maneuvers, stated that the airplane had engaged in the same type of flying routinely. Examination of the airplane, after it had been pulled to the shore, revealed that there was continuity of the flight controls.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2494J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065594
- Airframe hours
- 6,275
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Parker, Curtis, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Parker, Curtis, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 8, 1991 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- 0M2 · Tiptonville, TN
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,514 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DYR, 20 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.
Other investigations on N2494J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.