# Accident 19990806010979A: Cessna 150F, Currituck, NC, August 6, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 6, 1999, 12:00 local time - Place: Currituck, NC - Airport: Currituck County Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.4100° N, 76.0001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4100&lon=-76.0001&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7059F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7059F-2000-01-26) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F - Reported engine: CONT O200A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 89 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA215) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990806010979A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.19) ON AUGUST 6, 1999, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N7059F, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM CURRITUCK COUNTY AIRPORT, MAPLE, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW THE AIRPLANE AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET ON WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE THE INITIAL TAKEOFF, JUST PAST THE MIDFIELD OF RUNWAY 04, WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED, CLIMBING VERY SLOWLY. THE WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT GAIN IN ALTITUDE AND APPROACHED THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, WELL BELOW THE TREE LINE. AT ABOUT 70 TO 100 FEET THE AIRCRAFT THEN APPEARED TO SETTLE, FOLLOWED QUICKLY THEREAFTER BY A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT AND ENTRY INTO A SPIN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND A POSTCRASH FIRE ERUPTED. (.4) WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW THE AIRPLANE AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET ON WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE THE INITIAL TAKEOFF, JUST PAST THE MIDFIELD OF RUNWAY 04, WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED, CLIMBING VERY SLOWLY. THE WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT GAIN IN ALTITUDE AND APPROACHED THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, WELL BELOW THE TREE LINE. AT ABOUT 70 TO 100 FEET THE AIRCRAFT THEN APPEARED TO SETTLE, FOLLOWED QUICKLY THEREAFTER BY A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT AND ENTRY INTO A SPIN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A 90-DEGREE NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROLS DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREEXISTING FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE WING FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY WAS PERFORMED BY THE FAA TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, ON THE PILOT. THE TESTS WERE POSITIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING: 0.003 (UG/ML, UG/G) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (MARIHUANA), AND 0.012 (UG/ML, UG/G) TETRAHYDROCANNBINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID (MARIHUANA) WERE DETECTED IN THE BLOOD, AND 0.081 (UG/ML, UG/G) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID (MARIHUANA) WAS FOUND IN THE URINE ## 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 MIA99FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA215), Aug 6, 1999: Cessna 150F (N7059F), Maple, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow the aircraft's operating checklist and retract the wing flaps for takeoff as specified, as well as the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vso) on initial takeoff… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.