Cessna 150L N19007
25 October 1989 · Columbia, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 October 1989 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19007, operated by Prillhart, George, was involved in an accident near Columbia, Mississippi, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia (ORO)
- Coordinates
- 31.2492, -89.8201
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N19007
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Prillhart, George
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA90FA017
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
SUICIDE. THE PILOT'S EMOTIONAL STATE OF DISTRESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER THE PLT TOOK OFF, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A CLIMB, WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL THE ACFT WAS OUT OF SIGHT. ABOUT 3 TO 5 MIN LATER, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF DESCENT & IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE UNTIL IMPACT. NO PRE-ACDNT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE PLT WAS RPRTD TO BE DISTRESSED BY ALLEGATION OF A RECENT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. IN A LETTER TO HIS PARENTS, HE ALLUDED TO TAKING HIS LIFE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150F | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150 | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | Air East | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1989 | Cessna 150M | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1989 | Cessna 150L | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gull Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150M | Miramar, Florida, United States | Tursair, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1989 | Cessna 172M | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 1989 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft A36 | Shelby, Mississippi, United States | Nesbitt, Reeves | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1989 | Cessna 177RG | Janice, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 1989 | Beechcraft 58P | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1989 | Beechcraft G18S | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |