# Accident 19910901037509A: Cessna 150, Dixie, ID, September 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Dixie, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7997° N, 115.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7997&lon=-115.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5934E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5934E-2013-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 971 total, 51 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037509A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED ON CLIMBING TURNOUT FROM MOUNTAIN STRIP AND FLEW INTO TREE ON RISING TERRAIN. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTOR.

## 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 SEA91LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA230), Sep 1, 1991: Cessna 150 (N5934E), Dixie, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH TREE(S) DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND DOWNDRAFT CONDITIONS.

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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