# Accident 19970201000999A: Cessna A150L, Trinity, AL, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 09:21 local time
- Place: Trinity, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6695° N, 87.3992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6695&lon=-87.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50TB-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201000999A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED AREA. PULLED  UP VERTICALLY. HAMMERHEAD STALL AND SPUN INTO POWER LINES AND A DITCH.

## 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 ATL97FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA034), Feb 1, 1997: Cessna A150L (N50TB), Trinity, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain flying airspeed, while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with a tree, utility line, and the ground.

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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