# Accident 19990720041359A: Cessna 150M, Asheboro, NC, July 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1999, 11:55 local time
- Place: Asheboro, NC
- Airport: Smith Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7097° N, 79.8100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7097&lon=-79.8100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704ET-2000-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,810 total, 500 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990720041359A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ACCORDING TO THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION AND A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW TO DETERMINE PROFICIENCY IN THE AIRPLANE. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF, CLIMBED ABOVE BARRIERS, AND AT THAT POINT THE COMMERCIAL PILOT TOOK THE CONTROLS. HE THEN RECALLS SENSING A LACK OF CLIMB AND VERIFIED A SLIGHT DESCENT ON THE VERTICAL SITUATION INDICATOR. THE AIRPLANE THEN BANKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND HE FELT A BUFFET FOLLOWED BY A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TWO SETS OF TREES RENDERING HIM UNCONSCIOUS. HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS WHEN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE FAA REPORTED THAT A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF WAS PERFORMED WITH A THREE TO FIVE KNOT TAILWIND AND 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FROM RUNWAY 18. THE TAKE-OFF RUN WAS BEGUN 300 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE 3100 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH 50-FOOT TREES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOTS.

## 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 ATL99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA111), Jul 20, 1999: Cessna 150M (N704ET), Asheboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with trees.

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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