# Accident 20180829012529A: Cessna 150F, Redding, CA, August 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5781° N, 122.4097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5781&lon=-122.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7990F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7990F-2021-07-03) (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: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180829012529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORTH FROM BENTON AIRFIELD (O85), STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROX. 1/4 FROM THE RUNWAY END

## 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 WPR18FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA244), Aug 29, 2018: Cessna 150 (N7990F), Redding, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was…

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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