Cessna 150 N6303S

Summary

On 10 May 1996 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6303S was involved in an accident near Welch, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 May 1996 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Welch, West Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.3603, -81.1007

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6303S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD96LA076

2 people died.

the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear obstacles. A factor was his intentional buzzing.

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

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Witnesses observed the airplane flying low and erratically. One witness indicated that the airplane nearly struck power lines in front of his house and that the airplane appeared to be 'doing tricks.' Another witness reported that he met the pilot and the passenger in a bar before they went to the airport, and that they '...bought a six pack of beer and each of them drank just a little out of one can.' The airplane impacted power lines, then collided with terrain. Toxicological test results for the pilot indicated 183.000 mg/dl of ethanol detected in the blood (0.183% BAC) and 228.000 mg/dl of ethanol detected in the urine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.