Cessna 150E accident near Panama City Bch, FL

On July 15, 1998, a Cessna 150E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Panama City Bch, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

July 15, 1998

Place

Panama City Bch, FL

Aircraft

Cessna 150E · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

30.201°N, 85.790°W

NTSB ID

20001211X10650

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 15, 1998, about 1155 central daylight time, a Cessna 150E, N3549J, registered to Bay Banners, Inc., experienced an in-flight loss of control and crashed shortly after takeoff from a private airstrip near Panama City Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 banner towing flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from the airstrip about 5 minutes earlier. According to the president of the operator, the day before the accident the pilot complained of a battery charging problem in the accident airplane. Both he and the pilot checked the engine and discovered that the bracket that secured the alternator to the engine "needed work." The day of the accident, both he and the pilot removed a bracket from another airplane and installed it in the accident airplane. The pilot installed the engine cowling and before departure, added a total of 27.2 gallons of automotive fuel to the fuel tanks, as documented by the fuel truck meter sheet. According to a ground crewmember of the operator, it was the pilot's first banner of the day and he heard the pilot start the engine and observed the pilot taxi to the runway but did not or could not hear the pilot perform an engine run-up before takeoff. The flight departed then circled the airport to return to pick up the banner. The pilot picked up the banner, but immediately dropped it when the lead pole was 3 feet off the ground. The ground crew

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed (Vs) and the inadvertent stall by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the intentional operation of the airplane by the pilot in an over gross weight condition resulting in a higher stall speed, and failure of maintenance personnel to install the engine driven fuel pump and the improper wiring of the auxiliary fuel pump contrary to the STC insta

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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.