# Accident 19960621015069A: Cessna 150B, Hailey, ID, June 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1996, 09:05 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5694° N, 114.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5694&lon=-114.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1236Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1236Y-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150B (registry code 2071806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621015069A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS AND AFT OF GG STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE EN ROUTE. FACTORS FAILED RUDDER CABLE. DENSITY ALTITUDE DOWNDRAFTS.

## 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 SEA96FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA134), Jun 21, 1996: Cessna 150B (N1236Y), Hailey, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a climb over rising terrain, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain. Factors relating to 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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