# Accident 19900617021109A: Cessna 150, Alderson, WV, June 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1990, 14:40 local time
- Place: Alderson, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7204° N, 80.6400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7204&lon=-80.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5964E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5964E-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 25 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617021109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA058), Jun 17, 1990: Cessna 150 (N5964E), Alderson, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL. LOW ALTITUDE AND INATTENTION WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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