# Accident 20231208021199A: Cessna 150D, Mount Vernon, AL, December 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2023, 10:11 local time
- Place: Mount Vernon, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1463° N, 87.9403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1463&lon=-87.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5952T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5952T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231208021199A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 8, 2023, THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ST ELMO, ALABAMA (2R5) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT MOUNT VERNON, ALABAMA. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN CAUSING THE LIFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE WATER ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA24LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA060), Dec 8, 2023: Cessna 150 (N5952T), Mount Vernon, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to operate the airplane at a low altitude over a river, and his failure to maintain clearance from the river while maneuvering.

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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