# Accident 19900213004789A: Cessna 150F, Arden, NC, February 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Arden, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4602° N, 82.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4602&lon=-82.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8615S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8615S-1992-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20,951 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900213004789A

## Narrative

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

PICKED UP AIRCRAFT AT PRIVATE STRIP AFTER REPAINT. RETURNED 15 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF,HIT POWERLINES AND CRASHED LANDING

## 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 BFO90FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA025), Feb 13, 1990: Cessna 150F (N8615S), Arden, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM A POWERLINE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE UNMARKED POWERLINE.

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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