# Accident 19910425012509A: Cessna 150J, Kure Beach, NC, April 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kure Beach, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9891° N, 77.9110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9891&lon=-77.9110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50738, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50738-1992-11-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425012509A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT A WHEEL ON A WAVE WHILE FLYING CLOSE TO SURFACE. CARTWHEELED CRASHED AND SANK. TOOK CRAFT WITHOUT PERMISSION

## 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 ATL91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA088), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 150J (N50738), Kure Beach, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT, WHILE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL, AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE WATER AFTER INITIATING A LOW PASS.

## Other reports on N50738 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880112000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880112000499A), Jan 12, 1988: Cessna 150J (N50738), Carolina Beach, NC, Substantial damage. Student for reasons unknown closed the throttle on the CFI on takeoff. CFI aborted. Aircraft ran off into a highway

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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