Cessna 150A accident near Jackson Twp., PA
On May 13, 2001, a Cessna 150A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jackson Twp., PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 13, 2001
- Place
- Jackson Twp., PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.406°N, 78.811°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010518X00953
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 13, 2001, at 0743 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150A, N7064X, was substantially damaged while maneuvering near Jackson Township, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated from Johnstown Airport (JST), Johnstown, Pennsylvania. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane began to taxi at 0733, and departed Johnstown Airport at 0737. The pilot requested a frequency change from the control tower at 0740. A hand-held global positioning system (GPS) was found in the wreckage, and was forwarded to the manufacturer for data extraction under FAA supervision. The data revealed that the airplane departed from runway 23 at 0737. It then made a right turn and flew in a northerly direction until approximately 0742. At that time, the airplane began to travel on a northeasterly heading until the last data plot, at 0743:16. The data did not include altitude information. Witnesses near the accident site reported seeing and hearing an airplane flying low about the time of the accident. Additionally, a local flight instructor stated that the accident site was along a route commonly flown by the pilot. The route began at Johnstown Airport, passed over an ultralight airstrip, and ended at Ebensburg Airport, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight; at 40 degrees 24.33 minutes north latitude, and 78 degrees 48.65
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while manuevering at low level. A factor was the pilot's improper decision to conduct low-level 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.
