# NTSB ATL95LA127: Cessna 150, N6051G, Fairview, TN, July 4, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 4, 1995, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place: Fairview, TN
- Coordinates: 35.97068, -87.12014 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9707&lon=-87.1201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL95LA127
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3588/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA127

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING CLIMBOUT. A FACTOR WAS THE WIND GUST.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO PILOT-RATED WITNESSES, AFTER THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING DROPPED ABOUT 60 DEGREES AND THE AIRPLANE STOPPED FLYING. THEY REPORTED A 25 MPH WIND GUST OUT OF THE WEST AT THE TIME. ONE WITNESS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY AT THE TIME OF THE DEPARTURE.

## Factual narrative

On July 4, 1995, at 1055 central daylight time, a Cessna 150, N6051G, collided with the ground after the pilot encountered a wind gust during climbout from a private airstrip in Fairview, Tennessee. The personal flight operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage; the pilot and passengers received serious injuries. The accident occurred during the initial takeoff from the sod airstrip.

According to witnesses at the private airstrip, N6051G departed on the southwest runway. The witnesses stated that the left wing dropped about 60 degrees, and the airplane stopped flying. The witnesses, both certificated pilots, reported a 25 mph wind gust out of the west at the time of the accident.

Examination of the aircraft failed to disclose a mechanical problem. The pilot did not recall the circumstances of the aircraft operation, but one witness reported that the engine was running perfectly at the time of the departure.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6051G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6051G-1995-10-03), registration cancelled 1995-10-03, S/N 15071551 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15071551
- Airframe hours: 3183
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Walter J. Beasely
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 30, 1995, 2 hours before
- Departed: NONE
- Airport: NONE, Fairview, runway 26, 1,800 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 1,074 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BNA, 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950704016119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704016119A), Jul 4, 1995: Cessna 150K, Fairview, TN, Substantial damage. Lost control in gusty wind on takeoff. Wing dipped. Aircraft stalled. Collided with the ground.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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