# Accident 19970206001259A: Cessna 150M, Larchwood, IA, February 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Larchwood, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4498° N, 96.4298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4498&lon=-96.4298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714EE-1997-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206001259A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE WEATHER REPORTED AT SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, FIFTEEN MILES FROM THE TAKEOFF AIRPORT WAS IFR WITH FREEZING FOG WITH 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY AND 100 FEET VERTICAL VISIBILITY, WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT -8 DEGREES AND THE DEW POINT AT -8 DEGREES. A WITNESS WHO LIVED AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT REPORTED SHE SAW THE AIRCRAFT START ITS TAKEOFF ROLL. SHE REPORTED THAT SHE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AIRPLANE WAS ACTUALLY DEPARTING BECAUSE OF THE DENSE FOG. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT ONE HALF MILE EAST FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE EXHIBITED CONTINUITY. ALL CYLINDERS HAD COMPRESSION. THE PROPELLER EXHIBITED ROTATIONAL SCORING AND TWISTING. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 CHI97FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA067), Feb 7, 1997: Cessna 150 (N714EE), Larchwood, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the noninstrument-rated pilot's takeoff into instrument meteorological conditions. The weather was a factor.

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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