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| Date: | Tuesday 12 January 1988 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N50738 |
| MSN: | 15069520 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3697 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carolina Beach, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING AN ABORTED T/O. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BROKE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE A/C ROLLED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 09 INTO A BUSY HWY. THE A/C EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY SYSTEM PROBLEM. WILMINGTON'S TEMP/DEWPOINT WAS 41/31 RESPECTIVELY, INDICATING THAT CARBURETOR ICING WAS LIKELY IF OPERATIONS WERE SUSTAINED WITHOUT THE USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88LA075
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1991 | N50738 | Private | 1 | Kure Beach, NC | |
w/o |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 08:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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