Cessna 150M accident near Burlington, NC
On December 2, 1995, a Cessna 150M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burlington, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 2, 1995
- Place
- Burlington, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.079°N, 79.439°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X05043
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 2, 1995, about 1755 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150M, N63298, registered to Triad Aviation, Inc., collided with the ground when control was lost at the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport, Burlington, North Carolina, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Burlington, the same day about 1715. Witnesses stated the flight departed the airport on runway 24 and entered the traffic pattern. The pilot then performed a low pass down runway 24 and pulled up into about a 50-degree nose-up attitude. The pilot leveled off and again made another low pass and steep pull-up. The pilot then departed the pattern and was observed away from the airport at about 3,500 feet performing spins and wing over maneuvers. The flight returned to the airport and made two more low passes down runway 24 and pulled up into a steep climb. After the fourth pull-up an employee at the airport asked the pilot how high he got. He responded 1,100 feet msl or 500 feet agl. The pilot then returned for another pass down runway 24. After the low pass the pilot nosed the aircraft up to about a 70-degree attitude. The aircraft stalled and entered a spin to the left. After 1 3/4 turns the aircraft impacted the ground nose first, next to runway 24. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information on the pilot is contained in First Pilot Information. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Information on the aircraft is contained
Probable cause
the pilot's engagement in a low altitude ostentatious display from which he stalled the airplane.
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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.
