- Date
- May 1, 1982, 16:51 local (21:51 UTC)
- Place
- Harrison, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N704EYCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820501018849A
- Case key
- 70971
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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 flight
Airspeed(vmc) - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchCause
Maneuver - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The pilot was performing a low, slow pass to make a bean bag drop on a taxiway target when he lost control, collided with a ditch and nosed over. The aircraft flipped inverted. The stall warning horn was sounding during the maneuver.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704EY
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078564
- Airframe hours
- 1,861
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Virgil Flud
- Registered owner
- Boone Co. Aviation Inc
- Departed
- HRO · Harrison, AR
- Destination
- HRO · Harrison, AR
- Airport
- HRO · Boone County, runway 18, 5,660 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,010 total · 300 in this make and model · 938 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 153 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HRO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.