# Accident 20110823017899A: Cessna 150G, Cavanaugh Bay, ID, August 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2011, 11:05 local time
- Place: Cavanaugh Bay, ID
- Airport: Cavanaugh Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5161° N, 116.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5161&lon=-116.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2870S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870S-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110823017899A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT APPROACH THE CAVANAUGH BAY AIRSTRIP.  A WITNESS INDICATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH.  NEAR THE GROUND THE RIGHT WING APPEARED TO DIP AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND.  THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING AT A VERY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK.  THE AIRCAFT THEN WENT OUT OF VIEW OF THE WITNESSES BUT BOTH HEARD THE AIRCRAFT CRASH IN TO THE TREES.  THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS DEVELOPING ALOT OF POWER AS IT STRUCK THE TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND VERTICALLY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE COLLIDING WITH THREE TREES.

## 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 WPR11FA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA404), Aug 23, 2011: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Cavanaugh Bay, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempt to execute a go-around with a tailwind condition, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.

## Other reports on N2870S (2)

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

- [Accident 20020918028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020918028299A), Sep 18, 2002: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Dodge Center, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot intended to refresh skill in short-field/soft-field/rough-field take offs and landings. Touchdown was approximately 10" short of requirement.…
- [Incident 19880419017069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880419017069I), Apr 19, 1988: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Gordon, NE, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Flared late on his level off.

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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