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Accidents · NTSB ATL86LA214 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 150F accident near Lenoir, North Carolina, July 31, 1986

On July 31, 1986 at about 11:45 pm local time, a Cessna 150F, registered N8757G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lenoir, North Carolina (Lower Creek airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 31, 1986 · about 11:45 pm local time · cases in 1986
Place
Lenoir, North Carolina · Lower Creek · cases near this airport · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
1 person had minor injuries.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 150F · all 150Fs on the register
Registration
N8757G · no longer on the register · serial 15062857
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE STUDENT PLT WAS EXECUTING FULL STOP LANDINGS THEN MAKING A TAKE OFF AFTER EACH LANDING. HE WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FOURTH LANDING WHEN THE ACFT BOUNCED, HE APPLIED POWER TO TRY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE STRUT DUG IN THE SOD AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

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: student
  • Flight time: 25 hours in all; 25 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days
  • Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: left

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 2,421 hours
  • Last inspection: annual inspection, January 12, 1986; 32 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
  • Seats: 2
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 23, 3,200 ft by 100 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Visibility: 15 statute miles
  • Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
  • Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
  • Observation at 11:50 pm from HKY, 14 miles away

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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