# Accident 19870401031839A: Cessna STC150, Jackson, MS, April 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Hawkins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4002° N, 90.2898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4002&lon=-90.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7344A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7344A-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401031839A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT ROTATION.  THE CONTROL COLUMN GUST LOCK HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED.

## 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 MIA87LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA123), Apr 1, 1987: Cessna A150M (N7344A), Jackson, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7344A (2)

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

- [Incident 19800403047409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403047409I), Apr 3, 1980: Cessna A150M (N7344A), Arcata, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control after hard landing.
- [Incident 19791214046839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214046839I), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna A150M (N7344A), Samoa, CA. During flight, engine ran rough, lost power. Pilot landed safely on beach. Carbon build-up at intake valve.

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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