MKC84FA179

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Golden, MO · June 19, 1984

Accident · FatalField investigationFinal report
Date
June 19, 1984, 10:29 local (15:29 UTC)
Place
Golden, MO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N23233Cessna 150H
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840619071719A
Case key
33534

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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
Proper altitude - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Clearance - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Low pass - performedPilot in commandCause
Stall - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The acft was flying low over trees when it banked steeply and spun to the ground according to a witness. The acft impacted the ground in an almost vertical nose down descent. The plt was a student who was on a local solo flt. No mechanical or physical discrepancies were found during the accident investigation.

Aircraft

Registration
N23233
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Serial number
140688813
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Ruth C. Johnson
Registered owner
Rudie O. Bryan
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 31, 1983 · 50 hours before
Departed
36M · Golden, MO

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
36
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Toxicology
Performed
Flight hours
37 total · 37 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
140° at 6 knots
Visibility
12 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 70 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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