Cessna 150F N6979F
9 August 1984 · Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 August 1984 at about 17:05 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6979F was involved in an accident near Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elk River (5A7)
- Coordinates
- 36.1602, -81.8697
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F
- Registration
- N6979F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Banner Elk → Orlando
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84FA250
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT OBSERVED TO DEPART SHORT STRIP IN HI DENS ALT CONDITIONS, 'WOBBLED INTO THE AIR.' ACFT DID NOT CIRCLE FOR ALTITUDE, BUT HEADED STRAIGHT AHEAD TOWARD RISING TERRAIN 'WINGS ROCKING' AT SLOW SPEED BEFORE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND ACFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN. NO MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE FOUND IN ACFT STRUCTURE, PWER PLANT OR SYSTEMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1984 | Cessna 150 | Jessup, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150C | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150G | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | Howell's Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150 | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1984 | Cessna 150H | Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150M | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1984 | Aerospatiale SA341G | Cornelius, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1984 | Piper PA28-151 | Tuxedo, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-34-200 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft V35B | Marion, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1984 | Cessna P210N | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |