Cessna 150M N66673
25 March 2007 · Austin, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 March 2007 at about 21:24 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N66673 was involved in an accident near Austin, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Austin, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstip
- Coordinates
- 38.9997, -85.9997
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N66673
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Austin → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07LA095
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to abort the takeoff. Contributing factors were a tailwind and a short runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted trees and a house following a tailwind takeoff from a short (1,161 feet) grass runway at near gross weight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No mechanical anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal operation. Due to the increased rolling friction associated with a grass runway, the tailwind, and the short runway, the airplane lacked sufficient takeoff distance to clear the obstructions. Had the pilot carefully reviewed the preceding items during his preflight planning/preparations, he would have realized it was not advisable to attempt a takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2007 | Cessna 150E | Levelland, Texas, United States | Levelland Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2007 | Cessna 150H | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2007 | Cessna 150F | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Robert M. hackett | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2007 | Cessna 150M | Bedford, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Apr 2007 | Cessna 150L | Watsonville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2007 | Cessna 150E | Levelland, Texas, United States | Levelland Aviation | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2007 | Robinson R44 II | Bass Lake, Indiana, United States | Bruce Allan Groen | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Dec 2007 | Levick RAF-2000-GTX-SE | Salem, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Knox, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Osceola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 2007 | Cessna 310Q | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Cessna 421C | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Miller, Dave | No injuries | - |