Cessna 150B accident near Enterprise, Alabama, April 26, 2002
On April 26, 2002 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 150B, registered N1299Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Enterprise, Alabama (Enterprise Muni airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an attempted go-around that resulted in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent collision with the ground.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 26, 2002 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Enterprise, Alabama · Enterprise Muni · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150B · all 150Bs on the register
- Registration
- N1299Y · no longer on the register · serial 15059699
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was conducting short field touch and go landings. During an approach to land, the pilot executed a go around. During the go-around the airplane banked hard to the left and stalled. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose low attitude. No mechanical malfunctions were reported by the pilot prior to the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 632 hours in all; 12 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 80 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 17, 2002; 38 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,100 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: EDN Enterprise AL at 6:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 5, 5,100 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observation at 5:55 pm from OZR
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1299Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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