Cessna 150H N23108

Summary

On 1 September 2003 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N23108, operated by Danny Lee Luton, was involved in an accident near Moran, Wyoming, United States. One person was 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

1 September 2003 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moran, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Hanson Ranch (Private)

Coordinates

43.1500, -110.0500

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N23108

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Danny Lee Luton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackson → Moran

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN03LA148

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area which resulted in an encounter with the gopher hole during the touch-and-go. Factors contributing to the accident were the gopher hole, the abrupt pull up, the low airspeed, the inadvertent stall mush, the high vegetation, and the embankment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was performing a touch-and-go to a hayfield at his brother's ranch. The pilot said, "After rolling a short distance, I added full power and at the point of takeoff, hit a badger hole which jerked the aircraft." The pilot said he corrected to the left but was close to a low-lying area filled with willow bushes. The pilot said he lost airspeed and had the nose of the airplane up. He said he turned right to keep out of the higher willows. The pilot said the airplane mushed through the willows and struck the opposite bank of the low-lying area, causing substantial damage to both wings and separating the empennage from the aft fuselage. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.