# Accident 19890707034219A: Cessna 150M, Bountiful, UT, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 08:39 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake Skypark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8899° N, 111.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8899&lon=-111.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6318K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6318K-1998-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707034219A

## Narrative

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

USED FLAPS ON TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO CLIMB. STALLED MAKING TURN TO AVOID OBSTACLES. FACTORS FLAPS AND DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA158), Jul 7, 1989: Cessna 150M (N6318K), Bountiful, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPEED FOR THE TURNING MANEUVER (TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE) AND INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER UUSE OF THE FLAPS,…

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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