# Accident 19970220048079A: Cessna 150L, Clarksville, MD, February 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Clarksville, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2006° N, 76.9390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2006&lon=-76.9390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11438-2017-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970220048079A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT AND PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON A GRASS RUNWAY WITH WIND DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 10-15 KNOTS. (AIRCRAFT AT GROSS). AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER LEFT, PILOT CONTINUED TAKEOFF ROLL WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT LEFT TURN ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CAUGHT SHRUBS BORDERING SIDE OF RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH DAMAGE. PILOT HAD ABOUT 150 HOURS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. HAD NOT FLOWN FOR 25 YEARS BEFORE STARTING AGAIN IN JANUARY 1996. HAD FLOWN LITTLE SINCE THEN UP UNTIL THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC97LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA056), Feb 20, 1997: Cessna 150 (N11438), Clarksville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and failure to abort the takeoff.

## Other reports on N11438 (2)

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

- [Incident 19780313014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313014379I), Mar 13, 1978: Cessna 150 (N11438), Baltimore, MD. ATC identified a VFR flight as being in a restricted area. The pilot insisted he was not. No action taken.
- [Accident 19760418009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418009439A), Apr 18, 1976: Cessna 150L (N11438), Scotia, NY, Substantial damage

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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