ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355384
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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 1997 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Charis Air Corp |
| Registration: | N16040 |
| MSN: | 15073433 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Westfield, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KBAF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed with a passenger and full fuel. A witness observed the accident airplane takeoff and rotate to a 'very high pitch attitude.' The airplane's pitch lowered a little, followed by the left wing, and then the airplane descended and landed nose first in a cornfield next to the runway. The pilot stated that he had not completed weight and balance computations. Weight and balance calculations indicated that the airplane had been loaded above its maximum gross weight limit of 1,600 pounds by 156 pounds. Examination of the wreckage did not disclose any evidence of mechanical malfunction with the airplane or the engine.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation which fail to include a weight and balance check and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA111
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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