ATL86LA027

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Jacksonville, NC · November 18, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 18, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
Place
Jacksonville, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N45363Cessna 150M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19851118057649A
Case key
7037

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Analysis

During the takeoff phase of a touch & go landing the student plt lost directional control of the acft and ran off the side of the rwy. The student plt was on his third solo training flight.

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.

On ground/water collision with objectTakeoff - roll/run
Object - tree(s)Factor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
TotalPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

Aircraft

Registration
N45363
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15076875
Airframe hours
3,318
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Tar Hill Aviation, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · November 12, 1985 · 3 hours before
Departed
NC41 · Jacksonville, NC
Airport
NC41 · Sky Manor

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
24
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
27 total · 27 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
64 °F, dew point -0 °F
Observed at
OAJ

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N45363 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.