Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance. Other related factors are night conditions and the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On Tuesday, November 8, 1994, at 1900 central standard time, a Cessna 150L, N5483Q, piloted by and registered to William L. Lipford, was destroyed during a landing at the Tradewater Airport, Dawson Springs, Kentucky. The pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot was landing on runway 18, which does not have runway lights. Automobile lights were being used to illuminate the runway for the pilot. In his report, the pilot stated:
Just prior to crossing the threshold marker I saw the roof of the automobile in the beam of my landing light and felt contact and sensed the airplane tumbling...the airplane came to rest up side down.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC95LA022