Cessna 150E accident near Selbyville, DE
On June 7, 1993, a Cessna 150E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Selbyville, DE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 7, 1993
- Place
- Selbyville, DE
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.471°N, 75.171°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12677
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On Monday, June 7, 1993, at 1230 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150E, N3981U, operated by Sky Banners, Inc., and piloted by James E. Haas, Jr., was destroyed after impact with the ground while maneuvering near the Warrington Airport, Selbyville, Delaware. The pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91. The pilot departed the private airstrip at approximately 1145. He picked up a banner and proceeded to conduct a towing sortie along the beach. He returned to the airport, dropped the banner and maneuvered for another banner pickup. He lined up with the banner pickup poles on an approximate heading of 360 and started his approach for pickup. Mr. Bryan Payne, another banner pilot, was performing ground duties and observed N3981U perform the pickup maneuver. Mr. Payne said, "The plane made a normal approach to the pickup. Full power was applied just before pickup poles. At that time he rotated [and] the engine sputtered. The pickup was made and the plane nosed over and then went back to a normal nose high attitude...The banner lifted off the ground with no problems. After the banner was in the air the plane started to descend and wobble the wings. The banner was then released and the aircraft went nose high. The left wing raised sharply while descending to the right. The aircraft did approximately a 180 degree turn, nose down and one wing high...it hit the ground with a nose low attitude." In a telephone interview, Mr. Payne said, "The engine sputter was br
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE BANNER TOWING OPERATION.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
