Cessna 150 accident near Athens, Georgia, August 24, 1998
On August 24, 1998 at about 2:21 pm local time, a Cessna 150, registered N704HU, was substantially damaged in an accident near Athens, Georgia (Athens-Ben Epps Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during land roll out that resulted in the on ground collision.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 24, 1998 · about 2:21 pm local time
- Place
- Athens, Georgia · Athens-Ben Epps Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N704HU · no longer on the register · serial 15078631
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot had completed several touch and go landings, and was in the process of making a full stop landing when the accident occurred. As the student pilot retracted the wing flaps, during landing roll out, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, collided with a ditch culvert, and nosed over. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the student pilot.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 38 hours in all; 38 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 20 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,127 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 29, 1998; 26 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AHN at 1:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 5,580 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:54 pm from AHN, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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