- Date
- October 31, 1991, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Beekmantown, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5889ECessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911031048319A
- Case key
- 37103
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Probable cause
An inadvertent stall due to the pilot's decision to prematurely retract the wing flaps. A factor related to the accident was the lack of altitude for recovery.
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 pilot made a takeoff using 2 notches of flaps. He retracted one notch and the airplane settled. He reextended the flaps and after leaving ground effect, the left wing stalled. The pilot was unable to climb over obstacles and entered a second stall, the airplane turned left and descended into trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5889E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17389
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary L. Montpelier
- Registered owner
- David Samuel
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- 4NYO · Mtn. View Airpark
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 150 in this make and model · 1,450 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBG, 12 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 N5889E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.