Sky Manor Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Jacksonville, North Carolina 28540
Wednesday, March 23, 1983 12:30 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT STALLED, SPUN AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN LOCALLY FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR DOING STALLS AND TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED FOLLOWING A LANDING THAT WAS PLANNED AS A FULL STOP LANDING. THE LANDING WAS FAST AND THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AFTER USING ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS HOLDING THE NOSE UP TO DISSIPATE SPEED. WITH ABOUT 1000 FEET OF RUNWAY LEFT THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE FLAPS WERE RAISED. THE ACFT CLEARED OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BUT LOST AIRSPEED IN DOING SO AND SPUN RIGHT INTO TREES AND THE GROUND.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/23/1983
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1230
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City JACKSONVILLE
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 28540
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SKY MANOR
Event Location Nearest Airport ID NC41
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 80
Airport Elevation 60
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1145 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID EWN
Elevation of weather observation facility 94
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 7
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 9
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 178
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 20338
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7538G
NTSB Number ATL83LA141
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 150L
Aircraft Series Identifier 150L
Aircraft Serial Number 15074696
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 9 1982 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 40
Airframe Hours 3963
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JOHN P. DEHART
Aircraft Owner Street Address 704 PLAZA DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City JACKSONVILLE
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 28540
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1130
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 8
Runway Length 3610
Runway Width 85
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --