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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Napoleon, MI · April 24, 1995

Date: April 24, 1995 · 18:15 local
Place: Napoleon, MI
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8291S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA135
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Fatal injuries: 0

N8291SRegistered now · Cessna 150FS/N 15061891 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft departed a private airport on wheaton rd, Napoleon, MI and crashed in a marsh on the opposite side of wheaton rd from the airport. One person, sam howard, received minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot, john knight, stated that he did not retract the flaps after landing and the takeoff was made with full flaps applied. The aircraft would not climb after take off and settled into the marsh. The pilots statement was verified by examination of the aircraft. The flaps were full down and jammed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRPORT ON WHEATON RD, NAPOLEON, MI AND CRASHED IN A MARSH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF WHEATON RD FROM THE AIRPORT. ONE PERSON, SAM HOWARD, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, JOHN KNIGHT, STATED THAT HE DID NOT RETRACT THE FLAPS AFTER LANDING AND THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE WITH FULL FLAPS APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER TAKE OFF AND SETTLED INTO THE MARSH. THE PILOTS STATEMENT WAS VERIFIED BY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN AND JAMMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA135Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNapoleon, MIthe pilot's failure to retract the wing flaps prior to takeoff and the subsequent failure of the airplane to climb during takeoff.Apr 24, 1995 · Substantial damage