# Accident 19930607017149A: Cessna 150E, Selbyville, DE, June 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Selbyville, DE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4705° N, 75.1705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4705&lon=-75.1705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3981U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3981U-1993-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930607017149A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW ON BANNER PICKUP. WOBBLED. DROPPED BANNER. NOSED UP AND STALLED. NEW BANNER TOW PILOT. BEHIND POWER CURVE.

## 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 NYC93FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA102), Jun 7, 1993: Cessna 150E (N3981U), Selbyville, DE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE…

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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