# Accident 19811126075719A: Cessna 150B, Whitwell, TN, November 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Whitwell, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1924° N, 85.5215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitwell, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1924&lon=-85.5215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7387X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7387X-1983-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150B (registry code 2071806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 215 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126075719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENTERED DOWNDRAFT CLIMBING OVER TREES AT A LOW AIRSPEED AND LOW ALTITUDE. STRUCK TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82FKW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW02), Nov 26, 1981: Cessna 150 (N7387X), Whitwell, TN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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