# Accident 19910401010949A: Cessna 150M, Pollocksville, NC, April 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1991, 11:35 local time
- Place: Pollocksville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0008° N, 77.2194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0008&lon=-77.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45150, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45150-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401010949A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP AFTER SFL PRACTICE BANKED STEEPLY STALLED ENTERED SPIN RECOVERED JUST PRIOR TO IMPACTING TREES.

## 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 ATL91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA075), Apr 1, 1991: Cessna 150M (N45150), Pollocksville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/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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