Cessna 150 N60971

Summary

On 31 May 1997 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N60971, operated by Rosemary Grady, was involved in an accident near Woodbine, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 May 1997 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodbine, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Woodbine (3Y4)

Coordinates

41.7307, -95.6995

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N60971

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rosemary Grady

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA155

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. Factors were the high temperature and high vegetation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff, the pilot said the airplane lifted about ten feet in the air '...for a little bit...' before settling down. It lifted off and settled down again, at which time the nose gear separated from the airframe. She stated that the airplane '... kept flying, like it wanted to go...' until the tail began dragging and the airplane pitched down. It then nosed over and came to rest inverted. In her written statement the pilot said that the conditions '...could have been a little better.' She noted that the hot, humid weather, tall grass on the runway, and full fuel tanks contributed to the aircraft '...not wanting to fly.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.