# Accident 19890530013389A: Cessna 150F, Trinity, NC, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 17:55 local time
- Place: Trinity, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8807° N, 80.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8807&lon=-80.0104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1115T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1115T-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013389A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SHORT STRIP WITH 5000 FEET DENSITY ALTITUDE AND A PASSENGER. LANDED IN 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 ATL89LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA155), May 30, 1989: Cessna 150 (N1115T), Trinity, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO SELECT A SUITABLE TAKEOFF AREA BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF.

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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