Cessna 150G accident near Quincy, FL
On January 23, 2012, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Quincy, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 23, 2012
- Place
- Quincy, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.604°N, 84.547°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120123X91729
Official records · ERA12FA151
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 22, 2012, about 2005 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150G, N73JK, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain shortly after taking off from Quincy Municipal Airport (2J9), Quincy, Florida. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight to Craig Field (CRG), Jacksonville, Florida. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a witness who was also a pilot, he heard the accident airplane land after sunset, about 1830, and it subsequently taxied to the fuel pump for refueling. The witness, who was mostly working in his hangar while the airplane was on the ground, did not speak with the accident pilot. The witness later heard the airplane start up and taxi for takeoff from runway 14 about 2000. During the taxi and takeoff, the witness heard the engine operate "normally," and it was only later, after the witness heard sirens, that he realized that the airplane had crashed. Several witnesses stated that they were standing in the front yard of a residence when they saw the airplane fly over it at a low altitude, headed “approximately northward.” They subsequently lost sight of it when it flew over a tree line, then heard a “loud crash.” According to multiple sources, the pilot used the airplane to commute from his home in Mississippi to his job in Florida. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION Weather observations were not recorded at the airport. However, weather was recorded about 20 m
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot’s spatial disorientation in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his inability to maintain controlled flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to take off in deteriorating meteorological conditions.
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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.
