# Accident 19990607006589A: Cessna 150M, St Augustine, FL, June 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1999
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0097° N, 81.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0097&lon=-81.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704KK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704KK-2015-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990607006589A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER LANDING, WENT OVER A HIGH POWER PAD, AND TORE OFF THE NOSE GEAR, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19)  ON JUNE 6, 1999, ABOUT 1130 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N704KK, REGISTERED TO ORMOND BEACH AVIATION, INC., EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT STATED TO THE COMPANY FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO "ZIGZAG."  THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.                                                              (-23)DURING SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING STUDENT BEGAN TAKE OFF ROLL FROM ST AUGUSTINE FL. RWY 13.  LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE GRASS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDE NT PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR NECK INJURY. THERE WAS A 12KNOT CROSSWIND AT 080 DEGREES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE STUDENT CLAIMED HE DID NOT RECEIVE CROSSWIND TRAINING PRIOR TO SIGN OFF FOR SOLO BY INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^           .  FAA INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA99LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA167), Jun 7, 1999: Cessna 150M (N704KK), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N704KK (3)

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

- [Accident 20010905029299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905029299A), Sep 5, 2001: Cessna 150M (N704KK), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student was attempting first landing of 4th supervised solo using 20 degrees of flaps instead of 40 degrees. After touchdown the aircraft began to…
- [Incident 19891207063649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891207063649I), Dec 7, 1989: Cessna 150M (N704KK), St Clair, MO. Oil exhaustion on student cross-country flight. Forced landing. Oil filler cap not secured. Engine oil siphoned out
- [Accident 19770414016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770414016309A), Apr 14, 1977: Cessna 150M (N704KK), Alton, IL, Substantial damage

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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