# Accident 19980828022469A: Cessna 150M, Lamar, CO, August 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1998
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0809° N, 102.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0809&lon=-102.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704DL-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022469A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW98LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA379), Aug 28, 1998: Cessna 150M (N704DL), Lamar, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain climb airspeed, and inadvertently allowing the airplane to stall/mush. A factor was the embankment.

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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