Cessna 150G accident near Jasper, IN
On September 20, 2000, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jasper, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 20, 2000
- Place
- Jasper, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.391°N, 86.930°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21916
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 20, 2000, at 1515 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150G, N4770X, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged on impact with a cornfield during approach to runway 17 (2,500 feet by 60 feet, grass) at a private grass strip, Jasper, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed from the Evansville Regional Airport, Evansville, Indiana, at 1221 central standard time. OTHER DAMAGE An approximate area of 10 feet by 59 feet of corn crops was damaged. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land and instrument airplane ratings. He received a third class medical certificate on June 6, 1999, with the limitation, "holder shall wear corrective lenses while exercising the privileges of his airman certificate". Logbook records indicate that he accumulated a total flight time of 744.9 hours of which 6.5 hours were in the accident airplane 30 days prior to the accident. The date of the last logbook entry was September 13, 2000. According to the on-scene inspector from the Indianapolis Flight Standards District Office, on September 2, 2000, the pilot was involved in an incident on takeoff from runway 17. The runway was wet and with grass approximately 6 inches in height. The airplane became airborne without sufficient speed and impacted the cornfield. The passenger received a third class medical certificate on February 5, 1998, wi
Probable cause
the inadvertent stall by the pilot in command. Contributing factors were the approach airspeed not obtained/maintained by the pilot in command and the wind gusts.
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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.
