MKC84FA146

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Camdenton, MO · May 25, 1984

Accident · FatalField investigationFinal report
Date
May 25, 1984, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
Place
Camdenton, MO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7192SCessna 150H
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840525018869A
Case key
33527

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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 flightManeuvering
Low pass - performedPilot in command
Pull-up - initiatedPilot in command
Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

Witnesses observed the acft flying low over a lake. As it approach the home of the plt's parents, the acft's wings moved as though waving, then the acft entered a steep climb. After reaching its maximum height from the pull-up, the acft rolled into a steep bank, then entered a steep dive & crashed into the lake. One witness reported that after the acft pulled up, it 'went straight down as though he was practicing a stall.' The wreckage was retrieved from the lake, but no preimpact part failure or malfunction was found.

Aircraft

Registration
N7192S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15067892
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Jemeco Air Service, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · March 5, 1984
Departed
H21 · Camdenton, MO

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
21
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Toxicology
Performed
Flight hours
107 total · 71 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
220° at 6 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft broken
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 70 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
VIH

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.