# NTSB MIA85LA008: Cessna 150J, N60960, Coolidge, GA, October 15, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 15, 1984, 13:06 local (17:06 UTC)
- Place: Coolidge, GA
- Coordinates: 31.00949, -83.860092 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0095&lon=-83.8601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85LA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31305/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA008

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BUSH DURING LANDING. THE PLT FLEW UNDER A WIRE THAT HE SAW JUST IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING AND OVER THE 5 FOOT EMBANKMENT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF AN INTERVENING ROADWAY. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER AND SLID THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60960](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60960-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 15070698, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15070689
- Airframe hours: 4416
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Charles O'Bannon
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 29, 1984
- Departed: ZPH, ZEPHYHILLS, FL
- Destination: COOLIDGE, GA
- Airport: 11, Devane Airstrip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 300 total, 244 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MGR, 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841015074149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841015074149A), Oct 15, 1984: Cessna 150J, Coolidge, GA, Substantial damage. Landed fast on ag strip after flying under wires on approach. Lost control on hard braking. Nosed over off runway.

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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