# Accident 20000721043019A: Cessna 150F, Machias, ME, July 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2000, 20:00 local time
- Place: Machias, ME
- Airport: Machias Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8397° N, 82.5991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8397&lon=-82.5991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6639F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6639F-2000-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 30 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721043019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FROM A SOD AIRPORT, THE STUDENT PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AFTER PASSING THE POINT ON THE RUNWAY THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SAFELY STOP AND REMAIN ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINGS.

## 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 NYC00LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA211), Jul 22, 2000: Cessna 150 (N6639F), Baltimore, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.

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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