Cessna 150M N66155

Summary

On 24 July 1993 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N66155, operated by U R Flying Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Bridgman, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 July 1993 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bridgman, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Hickcox Field (Pvt)

Coordinates

41.9400, -86.5601

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N66155

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

U R Flying Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI93LA279

Nobody was 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 PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF WITH ONE ADULT PASSENGER ABOARD FROM A PRIVATE, 1,800' TURF STRIP. HE SAID HE SAW FULL-RATED POWER ON THE ENGINE TACHOMETER, AND LIFTED OFF ABOUT MID-FIELD. HE THEN LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN ADDITIONAL AIRSPEED. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT CLEAR APPROACHING OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES). HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT, AWAY FROM THE TREES, BUT THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.