Cessna 150 N11519

Summary

On 18 October 2024 at about 22:26 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N11519 was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

18 October 2024 at 22:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Lee Gilmer Meml (GVL)

Coordinates

34.2726, -83.8302

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N11519

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrenceville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA25LA019

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 18, 2024, at 1826 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150 airplane, N11519, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Georgia. The pilot was fatally injured the passenger was not injured. The airplane was operated as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Preliminary flight track data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that the airplane departed from Gwinnett County Airport (LZU), Lawrenceville Georgia at 1802 and proceeded toward Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL), Gainesville, Georgia. The pilot did not open a flight plan, nor did he contact air traffic control while enroute. Shortly after the pilot announced his intention to land at GVL on the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency, the passenger reported that the pilot became unresponsive. The passenger took control of the airplane and flew four low passes over the airport before landing the airplane on runway 5 at 1826. Upon touching down, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the nose of the airplane impacted and slid down the runway. The pilot and passenger were subsequently met by witnesses who extinguished a small fire near the forward portion of the airplane. First responders subsequently transported the pilot to a local hospital. The pilot subsequently died on October 20. A subsequent examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the lower, forward fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.