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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Lamar, CO · August 28, 1998

Date: August 28, 1998
Place: Lamar, CO
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N704DL
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA379
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N704DLRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078528 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft landed in a field and the nose gear struck something on takeoff causing the acft to flip over. (-23)the aircraft departed a privatestrip north of Lamar. The student pilot was to fly to Lamar and practice take off and landings and return to the private strip. On the way to Lamar, he decided to land in a hay field to visit with a friend. After the visit, he attemped take off. He rotated at 50 knots and the aircraft became airborne. It then settled back into the field and struck a ditch and overturned.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK SOMETHING ON TAKEOFF CAUSING THE ACFT TO FLIP OVER. (-23)THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATESTRIP NORTH OF LAMAR. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TO FLY TO LAMAR AND PRACTICE TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AND RETURN TO THE PRIVATE STRIP. ON THE WAY TO LAMAR, HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A HAY FIELD TO VISIT WITH A FRIEND. AFTER THE VISIT, HE ATTEMPED TAKE OFF. HE ROTATED AT 50 KNOTS AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. IT THEN SETTLED BACK INTO THE FIELD AND STRUCK A DITCH AND OVERTURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA379Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLamar, COThe pilot's failure to maintain climb airspeed, and inadvertently allowing the airplane to stall/mush. A factor was the embankment.Aug 28, 1998 · Substantial damage