- Date
- July 9, 1985, 18:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place
- Geneva, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1734QCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850709030259A
- Case key
- 6825
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Flt control syst,wing flap control - inoperative
Remedial action - attemptedCause
Flt control syst,wing flap control - undetermined
Operation with known deficiencies in equipment - attemptedCause
Judgment - poorCause
Raising of flaps - not attainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Climb - not possibleFactor
Stall/mush - performedFactor
Analysis
During instructional flight acft collided with trees after takeoff. Instructor said flaps would not retract while in go around. Acft owner told FAA inspector instructor told him flaps would not retract after final landing. Fuse was then replaced with no effect. Instructor with student then taxied to the runway and made full flap takeoff on 90'F day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1734Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073034
- Airframe hours
- 2,718
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Woodrow Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- 33J · Geneva, AL
- Airport
- 33J · Geneva Muni
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °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.