- Date
- September 19, 1989, 18:45 local (Sep 20, 1989, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cave Junction, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N704TFCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890919044799A
- Case key
- 40936
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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Probable cause
The pilot's improper handling of the aircraft due to the lack of recurrent training and recent experience which resulted in a loss of airspeed and a resultant stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's over-confidence in his ability to attempt flight without further dual instruction.
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 airplane was observed to have been flying in the area apprx one hour prior to the accident and making touch & go landings at the airport. The airplane touched down momentarily, then lifted off in a steep angle of climb. The left wing dipped down and the airplane collided with the terrain. The last dual instruction the pilot logged was on 1-2-88.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704TF
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078855
- Airframe hours
- 2,833
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leidecker, Clint W.
- Registered owner
- Leidecker, Joseph W & Clint W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 1987 · 34 hours before
- Airport
- 3S4 · Cave Junction, runway 36, 5,200 × 75 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 34 total · 16 in this make and model · 13 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.