# Accident 19870525018669A: Cessna 150M, Dahlonega, GA, May 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1987, 22:00 local time
- Place: Dahlonega, GA
- Airport: Lumkin County Wimpys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5304° N, 83.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5304&lon=-83.9795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704YK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704YK-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 250 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525018669A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES AND HILLY TERRAIN DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER DEPARTURE. FOUND FAULTY DIRECTIONAL GYRO.

## 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 ATL87LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA149), May 26, 1987: Cessna 150M (N704YK), Dahlonega, GA, substantial damage

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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