# Accident 20020604014379A: Cessna 150M, Ormond Beach, FL, June 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2002, 12:45 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63591, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63591-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020604014379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS DOING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AND BEGAN TOO STEEP OF A CLIMB, HIS AIRSPEED DECLINED TO 40 KNOTS AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE AIRCRAFT, DROPPED THE NOSE TO PREVENT A DEPARTURE STALL. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH THE TREE TOPS AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED 90 DEGREES NOSE DOWN BETWEEN THE TREES. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES WHICH WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CALCULATED MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS 1582 LBS. WITH A MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF 1600 LBS. A TEMP OF 92 DEGREES AND FUEL OF 22 GALLONS.

## 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 MIA02LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA105), Jun 4, 2002: Cessna 150M (N63591), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student and failure to take prompt remedial action, resulting in a collision with a tree, a subsequent loss of control, and collision with…

## Other reports on N63591 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970609026729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970609026729I), Jun 9, 1997: Cessna 150M (N63591), St Augustine, FL. Narrative: at 850' cruise flt, PIC reported engine running rough. Called st. Augustine UNICOM for traffic advisory, eng. Lost oil press. & stopped. PIC…

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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