# Accident 20050320003949A: Cessna 150F, Tonitown, AR, March 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tonitown, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1356° N, 94.2667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1356&lon=-94.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6828F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6828F-2007-10-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050320003949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MARCH 20, 2005 APPROX. 14:00 CST A CESSNA 150 N6828F WHILE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ CRASHED ON TAKE OFF AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN TONITOWN, ARKANSAS NEAR FAYETTEVILLE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, CLEAR SKIES AND AN APPROX 7 TO 10 KNOT WIND. WITNESS STATED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS TAKING 11 OFF WITH THE WIND. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND WAS TO BE A SHORT RIDE FOR THE DAUGHTER. WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND CLIMBED TO APPROX. 200 FEET LOST POWER AND NOSED OVER, CRASHING APPROX. 200 FEET FROM CENTER OF THE GRASS STRIP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO AREA HOSPITALS.

## 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 DFW05LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA092), Mar 20, 2005: Cessna 150F (N6828F), Tontitown, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's falure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.

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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