Cessna 150G accident near Duncanville, AL
On July 17, 2002, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Duncanville, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 17, 2002
- Place
- Duncanville, AL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.050°N, 87.422°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020719X01175
Official records · ATL02FA143
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 17, 2002, at 0805 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N3400J, registered to and operated by Pearson Aviation LLC, collided with terrain while maneuvering near Duncanville, Alabama. The instructional flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The certificated flight instructor and student pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight departed Fairhope Municipal Airport in Fairhope, Alabama, at 0630 on July 17, 2002. A pilot-rated witness stated that he and his wife planned to meet their son, the pilot-in-command of the accident airplane, at the Tuscaloosa Airport for a family reunion. While he was traveling westward on U.S. Highway 82, enroute to the airport, he saw the Cessna 150, also westbound, flying parallel to the highway on his left side. He estimated the airplane's altitude as 50 to 100 feet above ground level (AGL), in level flight. The airplane was about one-quarter of a mile ahead of the car when he saw it climb steeply, and then turned left and descended straight down disappearing behind a stand of trees. The mother and father of the pilot stopped their car and ran to the accident site to see if they could assist any survivors. Additionally, the pilot's father stated that on previous visits the pilot would circle their house to alert them to pick him up at the airport. Their house is about one-mile east of the accident site. The pilot's father stated that he was sure his son recognized the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed , which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent collision with the ground. A contributing factor was 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.
