Cessna 150 G N3370J

Summary

On 12 May 2001 at about 16:25 local time, a Cessna 150 G registered N3370J was involved in an accident near Dunlap, Tennessee, 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

12 May 2001 at 16:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Dunlap, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

35.4453, -85.4567

Aircraft

Cessna 150 G

Registration

N3370J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Copperhill

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL01FA059

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall and subsequent loss of control in flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Sheriff's Department reported that an unidentified witness reported seeing the airplane circling left and, subsequently, made a hard right turn, and then spiraled down in the immediate vicinity of the accident site. When the flight failed to arrive at the destination airport, the authorities were notified that the airplane was missing. Aerial and ground searches began and lasted 14 days. The airplane was found by a ground search party on, May 26, 2001. Examination of the accident showed that the airplane was in a nose low attitude and the engine assembly was buried about 2 feet into the ground. Examination of the airplane and engine failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure. Local authorities stated rain and low clouds were in the vicinity of the accident site about the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.