Cessna 150F N6444F

Summary

On 29 October 1999 at about 19:35 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6444F was involved in an accident near Bay Springs, Mississippi, 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

29 October 1999 at 19:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Bay Springs, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Thigpen Field (00M)

Coordinates

31.9796, -89.2790

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N6444F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00LA005

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a loss of control and stall. A factor was a stuck exhaust valve.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot took off from runway 16 and the engine lost partial engine power on initial climb. The pilot decided to return to the airport and stalled the airplane during the turn. The airplane subsequently collided with trees and then the ground off the departure end of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the airplane collided with the ground in a nose-low attitude. The airplane was destroyed. A post-accident teardown examination of the engine revealed that an exhaust valve was stuck in the open position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.