# Accident 20190620007549A: Cessna 150F, Elkader, IA, June 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Elkader, IA
- Airport: Elkader Iowa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8472° N, 91.3822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8472&lon=-91.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6471F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6471F-2022-02-05) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 240 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190620007549A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO FLIGHT. FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 WITH A 10-12 KNOT TAILWIND. STUDENT-INITIATED A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT. FLYING DOWN THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY HANGER HEIGHT (20 FEET), ENGINE POWER WAS APPLIED AND FLAPS RETRACTED FROM 40 DEGREES TO 15 DEGREES. CROSSING DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A RAVINE AND SUBSEQUENT TREE LINE. STRIKING A TREETOP, THE AIRCRAFT AND TREE CAME TO REST IN THE RAVINE APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET BELOW AIRPORT ELEVATION.

## 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 GAA19CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA363), Jun 20, 2019: Cessna 150 (N6471F), Elkader, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to go around, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

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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