19900803030029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Palmer Township, PA · August 3, 1990

Date
August 3, 1990 · 12:50 local
Place
Palmer Township, PA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N18030
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90FA181
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
2

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.

Solo student flying at tree top level circling waving to friends. Stalled in steep turn. Hit vehicle. Both burned.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO STUDENT FLYING AT TREE TOP LEVEL CIRCLING WAVING TO FRIENDS. STALLED IN STEEP TURN. HIT VEHICLE. BOTH BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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