# Accident 19870420013019A: Cessna STC150, Waverly, TN, April 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Waverly, TN
- Airport: Humphreys County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0894° N, 87.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0894&lon=-87.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60696, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60696-2010-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC STCO320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 135 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420013019A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE TAXIWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE LEFT BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT AROUND AN O RING.

## 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 ATL87LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA125), Apr 20, 1987: Cessna 150J (N60696), Waverly, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60696 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790605019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605019159A), Jun 5, 1979: Cessna 150 (N60696), Jackson, KY, Substantial damage. Student pilot on unathorized cross country ran low on fuel and attemped precautionary landing resulting in crash.
- [Accident 19760328005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328005419A), Mar 28, 1976: Cessna 150J (N60696), Georgetown, SC, Substantial damage. Nosewheel entrd a depression.

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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