ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369248
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| Date: | Sunday 29 January 1989 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8806S |
| MSN: | 15062106 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3284 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Craley, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winterstown, PA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT HE LANDED AT A FRIEND'S FARM WHICH HAD A SMALL RUNWAY AND AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES HE DEPARTED. HE SAID HE LANDED TO THE WEST AND TOOK OFF TO THE EAST. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. THE PILOT THOUGHT THAT HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE DURING TAKEOFF.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO A PILOT INDUCED STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED BY THE PILOT WHICH PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF SITUATION AND THE PILOTS MISJUDGEMENT OF THE DISTANCE IT WOULD TAKE THE AIRCRAFT TO CLEAR TREES LOCATED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA077
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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