# Accident 19910908038689A: Cessna 150L, Pickens, SC, September 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1991, 17:20 local time
- Place: Pickens, SC
- Airport: Pickens County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7903° N, 82.6906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7903&lon=-82.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11503-2015-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,004 total, 230 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910908038689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT PANICKED ON TAKEOFF,GRASPED CONTROL FORCING WING AND NOSE DOWN. CFI UNABLE RECOVER.

## 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 ATL91LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA171), Sep 8, 1991: Cessna 150L (N11503), Pickens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PANICKED, INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE STUDENT.

## Other reports on N11503 (1)

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

- [Accident 19741211040589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741211040589A), Dec 11, 1974: Cessna 150L (N11503), Zanesville, OH, Substantial damage. T/d short of rwy struck snow bank at threshold.

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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