Cessna 150F N8284F

Summary

On 15 April 1984 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8284F, operated by Leon C Winters, was involved in an accident near Monterey, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 April 1984 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Monterey, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Private

Coordinates

31.4005, -91.7496

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N8284F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Leon C Winters

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84LA198

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT LANDED AT AN IMPROVED PRIVATE STRIP. LATER, HE TOOK OFF IN WINDS THAT HE REPORTED WERE DOWN THE RWY AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 14 KTS. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE ACFT 'CLIMBED NORMALLY' & CLEARED A POWER LINE AS WELL AS LOW TREES AT THE END OF THE STRIP. HOWEVER, THE PLT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE OVER THE LOW TREES & WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CLEARING A SINGLE REMAINING TALL TREE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TALLER TREE AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND. THE PLT REPORTED THE STRIP WAS 3000 FT LONG. THE OWNER SAID IT WAS 1500 FT LONG & CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHERE THE POWER LINE & A ROAD RAN PERPENDICULAR TO IT AT THE NORTH END.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.