Cessna A150K accident near Jacksonville, FL
On December 17, 1997, a Cessna A150K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 17, 1997
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna A150K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.360°N, 81.511°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09255
NTSB summary
HISTORT OF FLIGHT On December 17, 1997, at 1215 eastern standard time, a Cessna A150K, N1218M, collided with the ground, according to witnesses, following a banner pick-up at Craig Municipal Airport in Jacksonville, Florida. The banner tow flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. A review of recovered weather data disclosed that visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial airframe damage. The two commerical rated pilots were fatally injured. The local banner tow flight departed Craig Municipal Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, at 1210. According to the operator, the pilot departed on a routine banner tow mission. A company employee, directly associated with this banner tow mission recalled that the pilot had established a final approach to runway 05, for the banner pick-up. The approach and pick-up appeared normal. After the banner hook-up, the pilot initiated a climb attitude. Seconds into the climb, the airplane was observed in a steep nose up attitude. The employee, who also photographed the initial phase of the climbout, further recalled that the airplane banked slightly to the right, followed by what the tower controller described a left wing dip and a left spin. The airplane collided with the ground several hundred feet northeast of the banner pickup point. The eyewitness also stated that the engine continued to run throughout the maneuver (see attached witness statement). PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with a single engine, multi
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate flying speed following a banner pick up, which resulted in a stall and an uncontrolled collision with the ground. A related factor was: the pilot allowed the maximum certificated gross weight of the airplane to be exceeded.
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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.
