Cessna 150M accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, July 17, 1998
On July 17, 1998 at about 4:07 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N704FE, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida (Ormond Beach Minicipal 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 student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 17, 1998 · about 4:07 pm local time
- Place
- Ormond Beach, Florida · Ormond Beach Minicipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N704FE · registry record · serial 15078570
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot lost directional control upon application of take-off power and ran off the left side of the runway, collapsing the nose gear and damaging the firewall and propeller.
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: 160 hours in all; 19 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 11 in the last 30 days; 72 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,628 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 17, 1998; 85 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 0MN at 4:07 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 4,004 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,800 ft
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:53 pm from DAB, 9 miles away
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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