# Accident 19900130001309A: Cessna STC150, Weaver, AL, January 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Weaver, AL
- Airport: Mcminn Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7509° N, 85.7990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7509&lon=-85.7990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6871F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6871F-1994-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 89 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900130001309A

## Narrative

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

TURNING BASE FOR A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT PRACTICE,STRUCK TREES. PILOT COULDN'T ACTIVATE RUNWAY LIGHTS. TWILIGHT.

## 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 ATL90FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA056), Jan 30, 1990: Cessna 150F (N6871F), Weaver, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TO THE RUNWAY DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT APPROACH, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DUSK LIGHT…

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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