Cessna 150K N5689G

Summary

On 16 May 1997 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N5689G, operated by Firefox Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ball Ground, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 May 1997 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Ball Ground, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Cherokee County (47A)

Coordinates

34.3297, -84.3696

Aircraft

Cessna 150K

Registration

N5689G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Firefox Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA97LA167

1 person had minor injuries.

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and his failure to abort the takeoff before colliding with an embankment.

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

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After applying power to takeoff, the airplane began drifting to the left, which increased as the airspeed increased. The pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane continued to the left. With an embankment ahead, the pilot attempted to takeoff, but the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and collided with the embankment. The airplane operator stated that there was no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction of the airplane or its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.