# Accident 19860601020189A: Cessna 150M, Franklin, NC, June 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1986, 14:10 local time
- Place: Franklin, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1799° N, 83.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1799&lon=-83.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8109U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8109U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860601020189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE GROUND CLEARANCE WHILE CLIMBING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 ATL86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA153), Jun 1, 1986: Cessna 150M (N8109U), Franklin, NC, destroyed

## Other reports on N8109U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19931120048429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120048429I), Nov 20, 1993: Cessna 150M (N8109U), Smithfield, NC, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Experienced a downdraft. Skidded off runway.

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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