Cessna 150J accident near Delray Beach, FL
On December 4, 1993, a Cessna 150J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Delray Beach, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 4, 1993
- Place
- Delray Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.451°N, 80.080°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13889
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 3, 1993, at about 2045 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150J, N60517, registered to Pink Cloud Leasing Services, operated by Kemper Aviation Inc., as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with the ocean near Delray Beach, Florida, while maneuvering. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot was seriously injured and the passenger drowned. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Boca Raton, Florida, about 20 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated, he departed Lantana Airport at about 20:18, and flew direct to the Boca Raton Airport. He made a touch-and-go landing to runway 5, and climbed to 1,000 feet agl eastbound over the ocean. The pilot described the weather conditions as very dark, with no natural horizon. Visibility to the east was nothing. The only visible light was to the west along the coast. He reversed his course to the west and climbed to 2,000 feet agl, where he demonstrated medium and shallow turns to his passenger. He then spiraled down to 1,000 feet agl over the city, and flew back towards the coast. Upon reaching the coastline, he turned northbound while descending to 500 feet agl. As he was leveling out it started to get a little bumpy, his passenger stated, "look how beautiful it is over there." The pilot looked at the shoreline and felt something was wrong. The buildings looked closer than they should have been. He looked at the altimeter and noticed the airplane was descending through 200 feet. He pulled back on the control yoke and initiated a lef
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering. This resulted in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and subsequent in-flight collision with the ocean. Contributing to the accident was the dark night with no visible horizon.
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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.
