- Date
- April 1, 1984, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Davison, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6659FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840401007889A
- Case key
- 12574
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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.
Analysis
The PIC stated that although he was flying the acft the right seat plt was controlling the flap settings. The right seatplt set 20 deg for takeoff. After takeoff they noticed that they would not be able to clear trees so they right seat pltadded full flaps (40 deg.) After clearing the trees, the right seat plt then raised the flaps up to 15 deg. The acft stalled & a wing power lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6659F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063259
- Airframe hours
- 1,910
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John L. Matas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1983
- Destination
- D95 · Lapeer, MI
- Airport
- runway 18, 1,860 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 284 total · 16 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.