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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Alderson, WV · June 17, 1990

Date
June 17, 1990 · 14:40 local
Place
Alderson, WV
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5964E
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO90LA058
Reported as
Cessna 150
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
321 total25 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low and too slow. Law officers looking for marijuana. Had to stall it into top of oak tree. Unable to clear ridge.

As the FAA filed it

LOW AND TOO SLOW. LAW OFFICERS LOOKING FOR MARIJUANA. HAD TO STALL IT INTO TOP OF OAK TREE. UNABLE TO CLEAR RIDGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.