# NTSB ATL82DA107: Cessna 150, N6687G, Jacksonville, NC, April 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 17, 1982, 09:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, NC
- Coordinates: 34.759624, -77.39965 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7596&lon=-77.3996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71167/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA107

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff
  - object - tree(s)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER ROTATION THE AIRSPEED WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 60 MPH DURING CLIMBOUT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER AND AFTER REALIZING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE 10 FEET ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED AND ENDED UP IN TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6687G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072187
- Airframe hours: 3845
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Dennis Huff
- Registered owner: Tar Hill Aviation Inc.
- Departed: NC41, JACKSONVILLE, NC
- Destination: NC41, JACKSONVILLE, NC
- Airport: NC41, Sky Manor, runway 26, 3,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,813 total, 167 in this make and model, 1,999 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820417009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417009979A), Apr 17, 1982: Cessna 150L, Jacksonville, NC, Substantial damage. Early liftoff. Airplane unable to climb. Instructor aborted late. Ran off end of runway into trees.

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.

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