- Date
- April 15, 1985, 21:20 local (Apr 16, 1985, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Blue Hill, ME
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9445UCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850415015719A
- Case key
- 35859
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 - in flight
Aircraft handling - poorFactor
Airspeed(vs) - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Stall/spin - uncontrolled
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt reported that shortly after takeoff at an alt of aprx 150 ft AGL, the left wing stalled. The acft then entered a spin and contacted the terrain in an approximate 45 deg nose down attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9445U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078893
- Airframe hours
- 1,730
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Nesbitt
- Registered owner
- Granville Lamb
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Blue Hill, ME
- Destination
- Fairfield, ME
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Blue Hill, runway 34, 3,000 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 57 total · 57 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.