# Accident 19910530018379A: Cessna 150F, Monroe, NC, May 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9803° N, 80.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9803&lon=-80.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8026S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8026S-1992-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 75 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910530018379A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART TALL GRASS STRIP ON HOT NO WIND DAY NEAR GROSS WEIGHT. PULLED IT OFF END OF STRIP. HIT FENCE AUTO.

## 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 ATL91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA103), May 30, 1991: Cessna 150F (N8026S), Monroe, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. THE UNMOWED GRASS RUNNWAY WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8026S (1)

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

- [Incident 19870917073959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917073959I), Sep 17, 1987: Cessna 150F (N8026S), Waxhaw, NC, Minor damage. Lost airspeed after liftoff in high grass during soft field takeoff. Ran off runway into pond and sank.

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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