Plane Crash List

Cessna 150G N3124J

27 July 1982 · Huntsville, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 27 July 1982 at about 16:10 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N3124J, operated by Albert F. Smith, was involved in an accident near Huntsville, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Nearest airport
South Huntsville (3M6)
Coordinates
34.7303, -86.5610
Aircraft
Cessna 150G
Registration
N3124J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Albert F. Smith
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Huntsville → Huntsville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL82DA216

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT LANDED LONG AND FAST AND PUSHED THE FLAP LEVER TO AN UP POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. THE FLAP LEVER IS SPRING LOADED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. WHEN THE FLAPS DID NOT COME UP THE PILOT PUSHED THE SWITCH AGAIN AND THE FLAPS STARTED UP. AS THE RUNWAY END WAS NEAR THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND TRIED TO STOP HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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