Cessna A150K accident near Mccrory, AR
On April 27, 1994, a Cessna A150K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mccrory, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 27, 1994
- Place
- Mccrory, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna A150K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.251°N, 91.191°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01091
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 26, 1994, at 1910 central daylight time, a Cessna A150K, N8457M, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss of control near McCrory, Arkansas. The private pilot and his pilot rated passenger, who was also the airplane's owner, were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight. According to friends and relatives, the owner departed his private airstrip to fly to a friend's airstrip approximately 3 miles from the owner's house. The airplane departed again at 1855, with the owner occupying the right seat of the airplane. Several witnesses in the area observed the airplane performing loops, rolls, and "other stunts" on an east and west direction, at an estimated altitude of 1,400 feet AGL. The airplane was later observed entering a left spin from which it did not recover. Witnesses reported that the airplane continued in a left spin until it impacted the ground in a nose down attitude, in a left turn. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A friend of the pilot stated that the pilot had completed a 5 hour aerobatics course of instruction, whose curriculum included training on spins, rolls, and loops. Neither occupants were wearing parachutes. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane had been owned by the right seat passenger for over eight years. A review of the airframe and engine records by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, did not reveal any anomalies or uncorrected maintenance defects prior to the flight. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The aircraft came to rest in a plowed rice field on a measu
Probable cause
WAS THE INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATICS AT AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE.
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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.
