# Accident 20181104021499A: Cessna 150E, Woodstock, GA, November 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2018, 09:33 local time
- Place: Woodstock, GA
- Airport: Air Acres
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1114° N, 84.4492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1114&lon=-84.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3515J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3515J-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181104021499A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 04, 2018, APPROXIMATELY 0930 A CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL 150E DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NORTH OF ATLANTA THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 18. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE TREE LINE THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. EYEWITNESS REPORTS: THAT THE AIRCRAFT ?WOBBLE" AND TURNED ON ITS SIDE AND THE NOSE DROPPED DOWN. THE WEATHER ON NOVEMBER 04, 2018 WAS CLEARED, AND GUSTY.

## 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 ERA19LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA037), Nov 4, 2018: Cessna 150 (N3515J), Woodstock, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

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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