Cessna 120 accident near Cordele, GA
On September 24, 2011, a Cessna 120 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cordele, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 24, 2011
- Place
- Cordele, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.984°N, 83.764°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110925X61033
Official records · ERA11LA503
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 24, 2011, about 1949 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 120, N3101N, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain near Crisp County-Cordele Airport (CKF), Cordele, Georgia. The certificated student pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a lineman employed by the fixed based operator (FBO) at CKF, he fueled the accident airplane with 16.3 gallons of fuel at 1000 on September 22, 2011. On the morning of the accident flight, the lineman briefly spoke with the pilot about 1000. When asked if the pilot needed fuel, the pilot stated that he did not. The lineman later observed the pilot performing touch and go landings on runway 5 at CKF, and asked him again via radio if he required fuel, to which the pilot replied, "I'll do it later." The lineman observed the pilot as he secured the airplane following the morning flight and had no subsequent contact with him. A review of fuel receipt information provided by the FBO showed that the airplane had not been fueled following the fueling on the morning of September 22. On the accident day, about 1915, a witness reported observing the accident airplane as it took off from runway 10 at CKF. After watching as the airplane climbed on the runway heading, the witness lost sight of the airplane when he entered a building. Two additional witnesses heard the airplane during the final moments of the flight. One
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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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.
