FORT VALLEY, GA, USA
N7146S
CESSNA C-150H
AFTER A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO TURN AFTER TAKEOFF, ENTER A STEEP CLIMP, THEN GO INTO A STEEP NOSE DOWN DESCENT & CRASH. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENG OPERATING UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT & ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. APRX 20 MI WEST SOUTHWEST AT MACON, GA, THE WIND WAS FROM 130 DEG AT 13, GUSTING 20 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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