# Accident 19900318004699A: Cessna 150M, Beaufort, NC, March 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1990, 02:20 local time
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Airport: Beaufort Morehead City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7193° N, 76.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7193&lon=-76.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704EA-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004699A

## Narrative

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

INTOXICATED PILOT STOLE AN AIRCRAFT AT NIGHT IN MARGINAL WEATHER. FLEW ERRACTICALLY AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA084), Mar 18, 1990: Cessna 150M (N704EA), Beaufort, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED PULL UP FROM AN INTENTIONAL DESCENT DURING AN ABORTED SUICIDE ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N704EA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870516038889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516038889A), May 16, 1987: Cessna 150M (N704EA), China Grove, NC, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over during a precautionary landing in a plowed field. The student was lost and low on fuel.

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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