# NTSB ATL82DA270: Cessna 150, N3641J, Goldsboro, NC, September 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 12, 1982, 00:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place: Goldsboro, NC
- Location: 35.3782° N, 77.9719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3782&lon=-77.9719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA270
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70844/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA270

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - pitot/static system - inoperative (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON AFTER IT HAD BEEN SECURED FOR THE NIGHT AND THE FLIGHT OPERATION HAD BEEN CLOSED. ON THE NEXT MORNING, THE PLANE WAS FOUND ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 04, WHERE IT HAD CRASHED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE PITOT COVER HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN AN EXTENDED POSITION. IT WAS PRESUMED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3641J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3641J-1983-11-10), registration cancelled 1983-11-10, S/N 15064941, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15061941
- Airframe hours: 6935
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Leonard Lanier
- Registered owner: Flying Bisons Club
- Departed: GOLDSBORO, NC
- Airport: Goldsboro Wayne County, runway 4, 3,700 × 0 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported

## 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 19820912045199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912045199A), Sep 12, 1982: Cessna 150, Goldsboro, NC, Substantial damage. Student pilot crashed aircraft during unauthorized flight while carrying passenger.

## Other investigations on N3641J (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 IAD75DLJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ29), May 25, 1975: Cessna 150 (N3641J), Princeton, NC, substantial damage

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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