# Accident 19890129001599A: Cessna 150, Craley, PA, January 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1989, 16:15 local time
- Place: Craley, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8910° N, 76.6393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8910&lon=-76.6393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8806S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8806S-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890129001599A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AT END OF A SHORT PRIVATE STRIP AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED INTO THE TREES.

## 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 NYC89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA077), Jan 29, 1989: Cessna 150 (N8806S), Craley, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO A PILOT INDUCED STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED BY THE PILOT WHICH PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF SITUATION AND THE…

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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