Cessna 150 N17015

Summary

On 12 August 2006 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N17015 was involved in an accident near Jamestown, North Dakota, 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

12 August 2006 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Jamestown, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

46.9101, -98.6902

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N17015

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jamestown → Bismarck

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA229

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulted in the pilot not attaining the proper takeoff climb and failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors included the transmission wires, the row of trees, and the field of corn.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage after impacting a cornfield during takeoff from a grass airstrip. The pilot reported that he lifted the airplane off the grass airstrip, but was not able to clear the power lines so he flew under the wires. He lowered the nose of the airplane to gain airspeed. He reported that he attempted to clear a tree line, but the airplane settled into a cornfield. The pilot reported that the airplane did not experience a mechanical malfunction or failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.