ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361625
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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 1993 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | U R Flying Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N66155 |
| MSN: | 15075878 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7960 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bridgman, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF WITH ONE ADULT PASSENGER ABOARD FROM A PRIVATE, 1,800' TURF STRIP. HE SAID HE SAW FULL-RATED POWER ON THE ENGINE TACHOMETER, AND LIFTED OFF ABOUT MID-FIELD. HE THEN LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN ADDITIONAL AIRSPEED. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT CLEAR APPROACHING OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES). HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT, AWAY FROM THE TREES, BUT THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: the pilot's premature lift-off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA279
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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