Cessna 150G N3235J

Summary

On 3 June 2012 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N3235J was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, Alaska, 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

3 June 2012 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Ketchikan International (PAKT)

Coordinates

55.3522, -131.7067

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N3235J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ketchikan → Yakutat

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC12CA045

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to take off with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he departed from runway 29, a dry, paved runway, with a slight left quartering tailwind. As the airplane accelerated, it veered to the left with full right rudder applied. The airplane turned right, and the left main gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot said that the accident might have been avoided if he had used a different runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.