Cessna 150K N5900G

Summary

On 4 December 1995 at about 16:58 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N5900G was involved in an accident near Seville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 December 1995 at 16:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Seville, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

41.0199, -81.8602

Aircraft

Cessna 150K

Registration

N5900G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Weltzien Skypar → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO96LA029

1 person died.

pilot suicide (intentional in-flight collision with terrain).

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses saw an airplane flying erratically in the vicinity of the accident site. After about 8 minutes, it impacted terrain in a steep nose down attitude. During an investigation, no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane was found. The pilot was reported to have had marital problems. On 12/3/95, police intervened in a family problem, and the pilot's wife went to her parent's home. On 12/4/95 (morning of the accident), the pilot left a message for his wife on a telephone answering machine, indicating a desire '...to see my son...one more time...' and to say goodbye. Also, the pilot's sister and wife stated that he had talked about suicide on many occasions. Before the flight, the pilot had the titles to the family vehicles notarized, signed them, and left the papers for his wife.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.