- Date
- February 5, 1984, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fremont, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3189VCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840205002229A
- Case key
- 24161
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Analysis
The plt said he was doing a precautionary landing because he heard a 'pop' during a practice spin. During the landing the wing of the acft struck a tree. The acft was successfully flown back to the arpt and landed without further incident.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3189V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076413
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fremont Flying Service
- Registered owner
- William F. Humpert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 29, 1983 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- Q59 · Fremont, CA
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 128 total · 90 in this make and model · 91 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWD, 16 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.
Other investigations on N3189V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.