# Accident 19850811041599A: Cessna 150G, Selma, AL, August 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Selma, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4101° N, 87.0298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4101&lon=-87.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4608X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4608X-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 59 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850811041599A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL85FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA243), Aug 11, 1985: Cessna 150G (N4608X), Selma, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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