# Accident 19980820021399A: Cessna 150F, Wilton, AR, August 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1998, 13:01 local time
- Place: Wilton, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7395° N, 94.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7395&lon=-94.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7738F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7738F-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980820021399A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (-23) ON AUGUST 20, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM CDT, A CESSNA 150F, N7738F, REGISTERED TO RODNEY L. GARRISON, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT, AND SERIOUSLY INJURING A PASSENGER.  THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (NEAR GARRISON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE TOWN OF ASHDOWN, LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS. THE FLIGHT TERMINATED AT 585 MAIN STREET, WILTON, ARKANSAS IN THE YARD OF A RESIDENCE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE POINT OF ORIGINATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ARE CLOSED.

## 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 FTW98FA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA365), Aug 20, 1998: Cessna 150F (N7738F), Wilton, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the pilot's improper use of flaps during the takeoff climb and the high…

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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