# Accident 19900916065759A: Cessna 150J, Grantham, NC, September 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Grantham, NC
- Airport: Cox Grantham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3702° N, 77.9707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3702&lon=-77.9707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41GF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41GF-1993-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 7 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900916065759A

## Narrative

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

ROTATED EARLY NEAR STALL, WING DRAGGED ON GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ATL90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA187), Sep 16, 1990: Cessna 150J (N41GF), Grantham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIS PREMATURE LIFT-OFF, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N41GF (1)

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

- [Incident 19900215002159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900215002159I), Feb 15, 1990: Cessna 150J (N41GF), Grantham, NC, Minor damage. While doing touch and go landings a gust of wind blew aircraft off runway.

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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