Cessna 150J N50989

Summary

On 5 September 1986 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N50989, operated by Terry Weckerly, was involved in an accident near Goodrich, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 September 1986 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Goodrich, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

47.4409, -99.9304

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N50989

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Terry Weckerly

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hurdsfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86LA248

Nobody was injured.

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

PLT SAID HE WAS FLYING LOW AND CHASING BLACK BIRDS FROM HIS SUNFLOWER FIELDS. TERRAIN WAS ROLLING HILLS. PLT SAID HE MADE ONE PASS OVER FIELD AND WAS TURNING AROUND FOR ANOTHER PASS. 'I GOT MY AIRSPEED TOO LOW AND STARTED TO STALL. I BROUGHT IT OUT OF THE STALL BUT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO REGAIN AIRSPEED.' ACCORDING TO AN FAA SPOKESMAN, A PLT MUST EITHER POSSESS AN AGRICULTURAL OPERATOR CERTIFICATE ISSUED UNDER 14 CFR 137 OR OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION (FAA FORM 7711-1) OR WAIVER IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LOW LEVEL FLYING OR 'BIRD CHASING.' PLT DID NOT POSSESS EITHER CERTIFICATE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.