# Accident 19961019033189A: Cessna 150F, Lexington, TN, October 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1996, 09:46 local time
- Place: Lexington, TN
- Airport: Franklin Wilkins Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6504° N, 88.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6504&lon=-88.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7102F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7102F-1998-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019033189A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT SEEMED SLOW, SLUGGISH, TURNED BACK, CRASHED IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT. (-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 15 TO THE SOUTH EAST, LIFTED OFF APPROXIMATELY 3-4 FEET INTO THE AIR AND SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT. AND APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FT. FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY ATTEMPTED A SECOND TAKE OFF WITH THE SAME RESULTS AS THE FIRST TIME, TAXIIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, TURNED AROUND AND TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH WEST ON RUNWAY 33, LIFTED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FT. TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, BANKED LEFT AND CRASHED IN THE LEXINGTON, TN, HIGH SCHOOL YARD.  FLAPS WERE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AT APPROXIMATELY 7-10 DEGREES.  WIND WAS OUT OF THE NORTH EAST AT 4 KNOTS.

## 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 MIA97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA006), Oct 19, 1996: Cessna 150F (N7102F), Lexington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after encountering excessive ground roll, and failure (or inability) of the pilot to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent…

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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