- Date
- June 23, 1984, 19:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Keymar, MD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N704GVCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840623031969A
- Case key
- 35350
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witness stated acft was performing touch & go landings. On third or forth initial climb at about 300 ft AGL the acft began 'zigzagging.' The acft then entered a nose low atitude and descended to ground impact aprx 1/2 mile from the arpt. Inspection of wreckage suggested engine was not producing pwr at impact. Fuel drained from acft amounted to 3.5 gals. Unusable fuel for C-150M is 3.5 gals. Flaps were found in the full down position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704GV
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078608
- Airframe hours
- 2,364
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James E. Crokett, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- MD42 · Keymar, MD
- Airport
- MD42 · Keymar, runway 5, 1,875 × 120 ft, grass/turf
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 334 total · 258 in this make and model · 297 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BAL, 36 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.