ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353873
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1998 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N704DL |
| MSN: | 15078528 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6533 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lamar, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Lamar, CO (KLAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot used 10 degrees of flaps 'for a short field takeoff' in an attempt to take off from a farmer's hayfield. The airplane lifted off at 50 KIAS (knots indicated airspeed) and began climbing. The pilot then noticed the airplane had begun descending. He said engine power 'was 100 per cent and airspeed was less than 50 knots.' The airplane struck the ground, crossed a drainage ditch, collided with an embankment, and nosed over.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain climb airspeed, and inadvertently allowing the airplane to stall/mush. A factor was the embankment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA379
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2024 16:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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