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Aviation accident ERA17FA330

1 fatal · CESSNA 150G · 2017-09-20 · Rhine, GA, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA17FA330
Event ID
20170920X93326
Type
Accident
Date
2017-09-20
Location
Rhine, GA, USA
Coordinates
31.52, -83.800003

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
CESSNA
Model
150G
Registration
N3875J
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
NITE
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The student pilot's decision to take off from a partially-lit grass runway in dark night, marginal visual flight rules conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation, an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, and an aerodynamic stall.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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