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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Selma, AL · August 11, 1985

Date
August 11, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Selma, AL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4608X
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA243
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total59 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft settled into trees, then fell to ground on takeoff. Used 16 degrees instead of no flaps to clear obstacles

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES, THEN FELL TO GROUND ON TAKEOFF. USED 16 DEGREES INSTEAD OF NO FLAPS TO CLEAR OBSTACLES

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.