# NTSB ATL82FKW02: Cessna 150, N7387X, Whitwell, TN, November 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1981
- Place: Whitwell, TN · WHITWELL, TN
- Location: 35.1924° N, 85.5215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitwell, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1924&lon=-85.5215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKW02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2116  81/11/26   WHITWELL,TN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 215
        TIME - 0931                    N7387X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITWELL,TN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT NEAR MTN RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7387X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7387X-1983-02-04), registration cancelled 1983-02-04, S/N 15059487 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811126075719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126075719A), Nov 26, 1981: Cessna 150B, Whitwell, TN, Substantial damage. Entered downdraft climbing over trees at a low airspeed and low altitude. Struck 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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