Cessna 150G N8376J

Summary

On 19 September 2000 at about 18:38 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N8376J was involved in an accident near Conesus, New York, 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

19 September 2000 at 18:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Conesus, New York, United States

Coordinates

42.8794, -77.2799

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N8376J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Rochester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD00LA084

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/owner initiated a takeoff from a grass field that was 1,100 feet in length. He said he deployed 10 degrees of flaps and used a soft field technique for takeoff. The pilot said the airplane produced full power during the takeoff roll and climbed immediately after takeoff. However, the airplane was unable to climb over the obstacles at the departure end of the runway. The airplane struck wires, collided with terrain, and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. Examination of the airplane by FAA inspectors revealed the wing flaps were in the fully retracted position. Interpolation of performance charts in the owner's manual revealed that the total takeoff distance required to clear a 50-foot obstacle was 1,671 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.