# Accident 20210710010529A: Cessna 150F, Elba, AL, July 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2021, 20:15 local time
- Place: Elba, AL
- Airport: Carl Folsom Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4100° N, 86.0903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4100&lon=-86.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8172S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8172S-2023-01-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210710010529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AT 14J PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. UPON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY BUT LACKED ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND PERFORMED A CONTROLLED DECENT THROUGH THE TREES AND CAME TO REST IN A ROUGHLY 40 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 ERA21LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA284), Jul 11, 2021: Cessna 150 (N8172S), Elba, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in reduced climb capability and impact with trees during takeoff.

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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