# NTSB SEA88LA130: Cessna 150G, N2886S, Athol, ID, July 14, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 13, 1988, 19:00 local (Jul 14, 1988, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Athol, ID
- Coordinates: 47.959262, -116.679016 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9593&lon=-116.6790&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA88LA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40847/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA130

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - checklist - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - raising of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS. HE FAILED TO RAISE THE FLAPS FROM FULL DOWN AFTER THE PREVIOUS LANDING. ON THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STALL/MUSHED ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2886S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2886S-1991-04-16), registration cancelled 1991-04-16, S/N 15066786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15066786
- Airframe hours: 5315
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Allan R. Pearson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 8, 1988, 25 hours before
- Airport: S61, Hackney Air Park, runway 21, 4,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 39 total, 9 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880713026619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713026619A), Jul 13, 1988: Cessna 150G, Athol, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft stall mushed to the ground after a premature takeoff. Student failed to reduce full flaps used for landing

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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