# Accident 20110720014649A: Cessna 150M, Elizabethtown, KY, July 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, KY
- Airport: Addington Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PAEJ
- Location: 37.6861° N, 85.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6861&lon=-85.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8576U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8576U-2012-04-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110720014649A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS, THE PILOT OF N8576U DEPARTED FROM EKX AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP THE BANNER THAT HE WAS SCHEDULED TO TOW.  AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO HOOK THE BANNER, THE PILOT INITIATED A CLIMB CONSISTENT WITH STANDARD BANNER TOW OPERATIONS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 TO 300 FEET AGL AND AIRSPEED BETWEEN 50 AND 55 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY STALLED.  UPON RECOVERY FROM THE STALL, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH, BUT THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA11LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA411), Jul 20, 2011: Cessna 150M (N8576U), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N8576U (1)

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

- [Incident 19840615035229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840615035229I), Jun 15, 1984: Cessna 150M (N8576U), Indainapolis, IN. Fuel exhaustion during approach to destination airport. Landed in a soybean field.

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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