# Accident 20051105027759A: Cessna 150M, Monroeville, AL, November 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2005, 10:50 local time
- Place: Monroeville, AL
- Airport: Monroe County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4578° N, 87.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4578&lon=-87.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704VR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704VR-2012-11-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105027759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSS WIND CONDITION, THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED FOR THE CROSSWIND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED FROM THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A GROUP OF TREES WHERE IT CAME TO REST.

## 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 ATL06CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA012), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 150 (N704VR), Monroesville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with trees.

## Other reports on N704VR (1)

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

- [Accident 19781222043769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781222043769A), Dec 22, 1978: Cessna A150K (N704VR), Lompoc, CA, Substantial damage. Plowed field. Failed to retract landing flaps.

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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