Cessna 150H N22761

Summary

On 6 January 1993 at about 21:02 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22761, operated by Shaw, George B., was involved in an accident near Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 January 1993 at 21:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

34.7645, -89.4508

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N22761

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Shaw, George B.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tunica → Red Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA93LA046

1 person was seriously injured.

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A FORCED LANDING, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL), AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING WESTBOUND AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL WITH THE ENGINE SPUTTERING. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT ESTIMATED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE OF BANK. DURING THE TURN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE TURN WAS STOPPED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE ANOTHER STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT, WHEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT RUPTURED, AND NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT FUEL TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.