# Accident 20100904045379A: Cessna 150H, Deland, FL, September 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0553° N, 81.2939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0553&lon=-81.2939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23471-2017-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100904045379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DELAND AIRPORT (DED), MADE CONTACT WITH (4) POWERLINES APPROX. 1/2 MILE FROM AIRPORT. POWERLINES WERE 40'AGL, AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINES THEN FELL OVER ONTO GROUND APPROX. 45' AWAY FROM POWERLINES.AIRCRAFT LANDED INVERTED, PILOT & PASSENGER WERE REMOVED BY SAMARITANS DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE AND FEAR OF FIRE.PILOT & PASSENGER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE PILOT WAS ANNOUNCED FATAL.PASSENGER IN SERIOUS CONDITION.  PASSENGER DIED 3 DAYS LATER.

## 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 ERA10FA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA464), Sep 4, 2010: Cessna 150H (N23471), DeLand, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, wire strike, and subsequent impact with the ground.

## Other reports on N23471 (3)

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

- [Incident 19980902039349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902039349I), Sep 2, 1998: Cessna 150H (N23471), Columbia, MO. (-5) On September 2, 1998, Mr. Earl I. Covel operated Cessna 150, N23471, as pilot in command on a flight from mena intermountain airport at mena, Arkansas, to…
- [Accident 19970510047059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510047059A), May 10, 1997: Cessna 150H (N23471), Wilmington, DE, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot was unable to land aircraft during cross wind conditions and attempted to "go-around". Aircraft sustained major damage after stalling from…
- [Incident 19970120002549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970120002549I), Jan 20, 1997: Cessna 150H (N23471), Wilmington, DE. Engine quit on dual flight. Landed short of runway. NR2 cyl failed. Bent connecting rod. Piston in pieces.

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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