# Accident 19970802020519A: Cessna 150M, Lee'S Summit, MO, August 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1997, 16:38 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9701° N, 94.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9701&lon=-94.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66116, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66116-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 70 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970802020519A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED TAKEOFF DISTANCE FOR A 150. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 CHI97LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA236), Aug 2, 1997: Cessna 150M (N66116), Lee'S Summit, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to ensure that the airplane remained clear of obstrictions (trees). Factors associated with the accident were: the short…

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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