# Accident 19901208053219A: Cessna 150J, Ripley, TN, December 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ripley, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7391° N, 89.5308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7391&lon=-89.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51160, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51160-1991-01-07) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208053219A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE PRACTICE STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE NEAR A RESIDENCE. FAILED TO RECOVER. ADVISED TO PERFORM STALLS 3000 AGL

## 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 ATL91FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA025), Dec 8, 1990: Cessna 150J (N51160), Ripley, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PERFORMING A STALL MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE BELOW PRESCRIBED MINIMUMS, AND HIS FAILURE TO APPLY CORRECT FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL AND SPIN.

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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