Cessna 150M N704ET

Summary

On 20 July 1999 at about 15:55 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704ET was involved in an accident near Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 July 1999 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Asheboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Airstrip Airport (25NC)

Coordinates

35.7097, -79.8100

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N704ET

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Concord

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA111

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the private pilot, the commercial pilot was providing instruction and a biennial flight review to determine proficiency in the airplane. The private pilot stated that he performed a soft-field takeoff, climbed above barriers, and at that point the commercial pilot took the controls. He then recalls sensing a lack of climb and verified a slight descent on the vertical situation indicator. The airplane then banked hard to the right and he felt a buffet followed by a nose-low attitude. The airplane collided with two sets of trees rendering him unconscious. He regained consciousness when the airplane collided with the ground. The FAA reported that a soft-field takeoff was performed with a three to five knot tailwind and 10 degrees of flaps from runway 18. The take-off run was begun 300 feet from the approach end of the 3100 foot long runway. After takeoff, the airplane collided with 50-foot trees off the departure end of the runway. No mechanical deficiencies with the airplane were reported by the pilots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.