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| NTSB Identification: ATL01FA059. |
| Accident occurred Saturday, May 12, 2001 at DUNLAP, TN |
| Aircraft: Cessna 150 G, registration: N3370J |
| Injuries: 1 Fatal |
| Event: 20010531X01042 Status: Preliminary |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| On May 12, 2001, at approximately 1025 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N3370J, collided with trees and subsequently the ground while |
| maneuvering over mountainous terrain near Dunlap, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 |
| CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed and the |
| private pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight departed John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, Tennessee at 0930. |
| Reportedly, the pilot's destination airport was in Copperhill, Tennessee. After takeoff from John C. Tune Airport, the pilot established radio and |
| radar contact with Nashville Approach Control. The flight continued through Nashville's airspace and radio contact was not maintained. |
| However, radar contact was maintained until the airplane was observed maneuvering in the vicinity of the accident site. Witnesses also |
| observed the airplane as it circled left and subsequently made a hard right turn, then spiraled down. |
| When the flight failed to arrive at the destination airport , the authorities were notified that the plane was missing. An aerial and ground search |
| was started and lasted 14 days. The airplane was found on Mt. Fredonia by a ground search party on Saturday May 26, 2001. |
| Examination at the accident site disclosed that the airplane had collided with trees at a 45 degree angle. The examination also disclosed that |
| wreckage debris was scattered over an area of 80 feet long and 25 feet wide. The Cessna was found in a near vertical nose down attitude. |
| The airplane had an impact heading of 310 degrees. The crash site was at a field elevation of 2,212 feet. The right wing was found on the left |
| side of the wreckage wrapped around a tree. The engine and propeller were embedded 18 inches into the ground. |
| Local authorities stated, at the approximate time of the accident, and in the vicinity of the accident site, there was rain and low clouds. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| No Occurrence records were found for: |
| NTSB Identification: ATL01FA059 |
| Event ID: 20010531X01042 |
| Aircraft Key: 1 |
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