Cessna 150 N6511S

Summary

On 4 June 2017 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6511S was involved in an accident near Newburyport, Massachusetts, 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

4 June 2017 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Plum Island (2B2)

Coordinates

42.7953, -70.8394

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6511S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newburyport → Newburyport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA326

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's decision to attempt to close the cockpit window during takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll, the pilot's side window blew open as full power was applied. He added that he "reached over with [his] right hand to close [the] window," but as he did so, the airplane veered off the runway to the left into a wooded area and impacted terrain. The student pilot reported that he had noticed on previous flights that the window latch was loose and that he had planned to get it fixed but had not done so. Both wings sustained substantial damage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.