# Accident 19901207053319A: Cessna 150E, Amarillo, TX, December 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1990, 16:05 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1406° N, 101.8808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1406&lon=-101.8808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3956U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3956U-1990-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 250 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207053319A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR POWERLINE DEPARTING SHORT STRIP. BANKED LOW HIT WING,CARTWHEELED. MAGS SET WRONG. OVER GROSS WEIGHT

## 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 FTW91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA021), Dec 7, 1990: Cessna 150E (N3956U), Amarillo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: AN UNDERPOWERED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT DUE TO INCORRECTLY SET MAGNETOS. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE TRANSMISSION LINES.

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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