# Accident 19910720028829A: Cessna 150L, Belhaven, NC, July 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Belhaven, NC
- Airport: Riverside Campground Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5407° N, 76.6197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5407&lon=-76.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51361, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51361-1996-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 146 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720028829A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS DOWNWIND TO CHECK SOD RUNWAY CRASHED INTO TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 ATL91LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA136), Jul 20, 1991: Cessna 150L (N51361), Belhaven, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE TAIL WIND, MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, AND MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TREES.

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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