- Date
- May 28, 1988, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Petersburg, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6699FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880528071119A
- Case key
- 11368
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Analysis
The plt was being accompanied by a 182 during the flt from NC to tangier island. Both acft landed at Petersburg. A passenger in the 182 had become ill. After refueling and spending a short time at Petersburg, both acft departed for tangier island with the passenger who had gotten ill now in N6699F. Shortly after takeoff the acft contacted trees in a wooded area aprx 1 mile from the arpt at which time the left horizontal stabilizer separated from the acft and control was lost. The acft crashed into an open field and caught fire. A witness recalled seeing the acft flying low and slow prior to it contacting the trees. Weight and balance info indicates that the acft was at least 39 pounds over max gross weight at takeoff. The plt was known to have rarely flown with this passenger in a Cessna 150 due to weight restrictions. Both plt and pax were large, aprx 300 lbs each.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6699F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063299
- Airframe hours
- 5,842
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William E. Branson
- Registered owner
- William E Branson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 27, 1987 · 183 hours before
- Departed
- PTB · Petersburg, VA
- Destination
- TGI · Tangier Island, VA
- Airport
- PTB · Petersburg Muni.
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 79 in this make and model · 64 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RIC, 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.