MKC86LA042

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Carlisle, AR · December 31, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 31, 1985, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
Place
Carlisle, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4649XCessna 150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19851231064169A
Case key
34122

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Directional control - not maintainedDual studentCause
Relinquishing of control - not performedDual studentCause
Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

Analysis

The student plt was making the takeoff, after a stop and go landing. The acft began to drift to the lt during the roll and the CFI cautioned the student to correct for torque. The CFI took control but was unable to get the student to release the controls before the acft ran off the side of the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N4649X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15064699
Airframe hours
2,878
Engine
Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Robert F. Friedl
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · November 8, 1985 · 15 hours before
Departed
1M1 · N. Little Rock, AR
Airport
4M3 · Carlisle Municipal, runway 36, 4,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

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
60
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
1,155 total · 500 in this make and model · 1,026 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 10 knots
Visibility
25 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
50 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

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