# Accident 19870829048459A: Cessna STC150, Murray, KY, August 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1987, 10:49 local time
- Place: Murray, KY
- Airport: Brandon Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6105° N, 88.3104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6105&lon=-88.3104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6795G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6795G-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (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: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 230 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829048459A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED A HAMMERHEAD STALL AFTER TAKEOFF. PRIOR ATTEMPT AT LOW ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO RECOVER. COLLIDED WITH GROUND.

## 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 ATL87FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA244), Aug 29, 1987: Cessna 150L (N6795G), Murray, KY, substantial damage, 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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