Cessna 150J N60784

Summary

On 8 August 1999 at about 14:53 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N60784, operated by MVP Aero Academy, was involved in an accident near Cypress, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 August 1999 at 14:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Cypress, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Weiser Air Park (EYQ)

Coordinates

30.0000, -95.6701

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N60784

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

MVP Aero Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cypress → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA214

2 people had minor injuries.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain/obtain airspeed during takeoff climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was demonstrating a 'soft and short field takeoff' on a 2,000-foot grass strip. The airplane 'climbed very slowly' out of ground effect. In order to avoid trees and power lines at the end of the runway, the instructor pulled back on the control yoke to gain altitude. The airplane 'just barely cleared the obstacles, buffeted, and went into a incipient spin.' The flight instructor 'quickly recovered', but the airplane lost altitude. With more obstacles in the flight path, the flight instructor elected to execute an emergency landing in the front yard of a private residence. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear, struck a ditch, and came to rest inverted in a driveway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.