Cessna 150G accident near Hillsville, VA
On February 27, 2023, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hillsville, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 27, 2023
- Place
- Hillsville, VA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.656°N, 80.543°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230228106797
Official records · ERA23FA131
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 27, 2023, about 1656 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150G, N2991J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hillsville, Virginia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A friend of the pilot reported that the pilot flew from Twin County Airport (HLX), Hillsville, Virginia, to Burlington/Alamance Regional Airport (BUY), Burlington, North Carolina, to pick up parts for an engine the pilot was working on. A witness reported speaking to the owner of the maintenance shop, where the pilot was going to pick up the engine parts, who confirmed that the pilot arrived to pick up the parts and subsequently departed. According to a GPS device that was downloaded at the National Transportation Safety Board Vehicle Recorders Laboratory, the airplane departed BUY at 1612. The pilot flew a nearly direct northwestern route towards HLX. About 15 miles from the destination, at 1653, the airplane began flying over mountainous terrain. Then, the airplane entered a descending left turn for 1 1/2 revolutions (540°) until the flight track straightened and reversed course on a southeasterly heading (figure 1). Examination of the GPS altitude data revealed that the airplane descended from about 3,250 ft to 3,000 ft, about 200 ft agl, during the final minute of flight. The final GPS data point was about 650 ft from where the main wreckage was located. Figure 1. View of flight track for the final 4 minutes of flight. The blue track indicates the airplane flight tra
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in controlled flight into terrain.
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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.
