Cessna 150J accident near Brunswick, GA
On August 15, 2002, a Cessna 150J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brunswick, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 15, 2002
- Place
- Brunswick, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.267°N, 81.445°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020821X01444
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 15, 2002, at 1445 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150J single-engine airplane, N5603G, was destroyed when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 07 at the Glynco Jetport Airport, Brunswick, Georgia. The private pilot was fatally injured and his passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was registered to a private individual and was operated by the pilot under the provision of 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan was not filed for the local flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the airplane owner, the pilot was interested in purchasing the accident airplane. The owner maintained and hangared the airplane at the local fixed base operator (FBO). On the day of the accident, the pilot asked the owner of the FBO if he could test fly the airplane. The owner of the FBO told the pilot he could not because it was not insured. The pilot then approached the son of the FBO owner and asked if he would fly the airplane with him. The FBO owner's son said no because the airplane was fully fueled and the two of them would be too heavy for the airplane. The son did indicate that the pilot could taxi the airplane around to see if everything worked properly. The son then left the pilot, and the pilot and a passenger took the airplane. There were four eyewitnesses to the accident that provided written witness statements. Three of the witnesses (a certified flight instructor and two students) were located in an airpl
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to takeoff in an over gross weight condition.
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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.
