ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312243
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 2023 |
| Time: | 20:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Low Engineering Inc |
| Registration: | N150VL |
| MSN: | 15076672 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9408 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Twelve Oaks Airport (5FL7), Hernando, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hernando, FL |
| Hernando, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he and the pilot-rated passenger were practicing full-stop landings from the turf runway on a dark, moonless night. The passenger had already completed three full-stop landings and he had completed two. The accident flight was going to be his last landing. During a takeoff, he lost visual reference of the tree line along the side of the runway and contacted some treetops. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground and the leading edges of the wings, and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot and the passenger were seriously injured. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during takeoff at night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA222
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N150VL
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2023 12:28 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 08-May-2023 14:47 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 28-Jul-2023 17:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
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