# Accident 20150709009479A: Cessna 150J, Renton, WA, July 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4978° N, 122.2158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4978&lon=-122.2158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 50 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150709009479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED INITIAL PITCH AND CLIMB ATTITUDE DURING BANNER PICK-UP, PILOT STATED HE GOT TO SLOW DURING THE INITIAL PITCH UP, HE RECOGNIZED THE ONSET OF THE STALL, LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE AIRCRAFT ASSUMED THE FULL DRAG OF THE BANNER.  THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FULL STALL, THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER, PUSHED THE YOLK FORWARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER, HOWEVER GIVEN THE VERY LOW ALTITUDE,  IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 GAA15CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA175), Jul 9, 2015: Cessna 150J (N12MM), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.

## Other reports on N12MM (1)

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

- [Accident 19781203036709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203036709A), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna A150K (N12MM), Issaquah, WA, Destroyed. Veered to r,hit tree & hangar.

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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