Cessna 150 G accident near Dunlap, TN
On May 12, 2001, a Cessna 150 G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dunlap, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 12, 2001
- Place
- Dunlap, TN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.445°N, 85.457°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010531X01042
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 12, 2001, at 1025 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N3370J, registered to, owned, and operated by the pilot, collided with trees and the ground while maneuvering over mountainous terrain near Dunlap, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed, and the private pilot received fatal injuries. The flight departed John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, at 0925. At 0623, a pilot who identified himself as the pilot of N3370J, telephoned Nashville Automated Flight Service Station and requested weather information for a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, to Martin Campbell Field in Copperhill, Tennessee. The air traffic control specialist gave the pilot an abbreviated weather briefing that included flight precautions for instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions and rain showers between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee., The pilot was also briefed concerning possible rain showers and thunderstorm activity for the Chattanooga area. The pilot asked if it would be better to delay departure until 1000, and the briefer stated there would probably be a fair chance of getting to the destination then. The pilot stated he would call back later. There is no record of the pilot calling for a subsequent weather briefing before departure. Fueling records indicate the airplane received 7.1 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel prior to departure. A
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall and subsequent loss of control in flight.
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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.
