# Accident 20120929022219A: Cessna 150M, Fredericksburg, VA, September 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2711° N, 77.4431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2711&lon=-77.4431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66246-2015-01-29) (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: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 85 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA583](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA583) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120929022219A

## Narrative

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

IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AND GOT TOO SLOW AFTER TAKEOFF.  RESULT WAS A STALL-SPIN FROM APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, IMPACTING THE GROUND, NOSE FIRST.

## 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 ERA12FA583](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA583), Sep 29, 2012: Cessna 150M (N66246), Fredericksburg, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to alcohol.

## Other reports on N66246 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080402837769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080402837769I), Apr 2, 2008: Cessna 150M (N66246), Abingdon, VA, Minor damage. During solo cross country, the student pilot was returning to Abingdon, VA (vji) when the engine sputtered and quit on approach. Student made forced landing on…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.