# Accident 19960613013769A: Cessna 150L, Charlotte, MI, June 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1996, 12:42 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5602° N, 84.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5602&lon=-84.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16047, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16047-1997-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960613013769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED TRYING TO CLEAR WIRES AT END OF WET GRASS STRIP. FAILED DETERMINE CAPABILITY TO CLEAR SAME. OVER GROSS WT. (-23) AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOUT 30 FEET IN THE AIR AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ON TAKEOFF FROM A 1600 FOOT WET GRASS RUNWAY WITH POWER LINES AT THE END. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND THE TWO PILOTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. UNABLE TO OBTAIN EITHER PILOTS TIME IN AIRCRAFT OR TOTAL TIME. WILL AMEND FAA FORM AA1-TEST LATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA199), Jun 13, 1996: Cessna 150 (N16047), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to use all the available runway for takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the wet grass airstrip and the powerlines.

## Other reports on N16047 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910514027809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514027809I), May 14, 1991: Cessna 150L (N16047), Plymouth, MI, Minor damage. Student lost directional control of aircraft and veered off runway.
- [Accident 19860423013429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423013429A), Apr 23, 1986: Cessna 150L (N16047), Gregory, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck unmarked powerline on final. Pilot was found to have been previously operating on an expired medical

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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