# Accident 20150912015149A: Cessna 150F, Atco, NJ, September 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2015, 11:19 local time
- Place: Atco, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7775° N, 74.8583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7775&lon=-74.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8185F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8185F-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150912015149A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT WOULD ROUTINELY FLY LOW OVER THEIR HOUSE AND WAVE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT ON SATURDAY, 09/12/2015 HE FLEW OVER ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE TREES. THE TREES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET HIGH. AS HE FLEW OVER THE PILOT WAVED AT THEM THEN HE STARTED A GRADUAL LEFT TURN. THEY THEN STATED THAT HE INCREASED THE ENGINE POWER AND SAW THE LEFT WING DROP FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE DROPPED, THEN HEADED STRAIGHT TO 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 ERA15FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA352), Sep 12, 2015: Cessna 150 (N8185F), Atco, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper decision to intentionally maneuver at low altitude while waving to people on the ground, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing…

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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