- Date
- February 22, 1992, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clarksville, AR
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7896ECessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920222003419A
- Case key
- 18352
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Probable cause
The pilots inadvertent stall. A factor was the operator's inadequate supervision.
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
During an aerial photography flight the pilot did not maintain the flying airspeed while maneuvering. The pilot stated that he did not hear the stall warning indicator and believed that it was not working or not installed. As the left wing dropped and the nose fell, the pilot and passenger got the flaps up and as the airplane got enough speed the pilot stated that he pulled the yoke full back and the airplane was starting to climb when the nose impacted the tree. The airplane descended uncontrolled to the ground. The operator did not conduct a checkflight of the pilot. Board investigation revealed the stall warning system was installed and capable of functioning. An engine test run did not reveal any anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7896E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17696
- Airframe hours
- 4,268
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Graff, Kenneth, doing business as Graff Aviation
- Registered owner
- Ragsdale, William E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 29, 1992 · 14 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 505 total · 1 in this make and model · 402 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSM, 40 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 N7896E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.