# Accident 19880112000499A: Cessna 150J, Carolina Beach, NC, January 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1988, 12:15 local time
- Place: Carolina Beach, NC
- Airport: Pilot Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2601° N, 77.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2601&lon=-77.8693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50738, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50738-1992-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,822 total, 2,510 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880112000499A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN CLOSED THE THROTTLE ON THE CFI ON TAKEOFF. CFI ABORTED. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF INTO A HIGHWAY

## 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 ATL88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA075), Jan 12, 1988: Cessna 150 (N50738), Carolina Beach, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50738 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910425012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425012509A), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 150J (N50738), Kure Beach, NC, Destroyed. Caught a wheel on a wave while flying close to surface. Cartwheeled crashed and sank. Took craft without permission

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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