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FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Maryville, TN · May 9, 2001

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Date
May 9, 2001 · 17:21 local
Place
Maryville, TN
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6614S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL01LA052
N6614SRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2013 · Cessna 150HS/N 15067414 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 150HEngine 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.

(.19)On may 9, 2001, at 1721 central daylight time, a Cessna 150H, N6614S, lost engine power on initial climb and collided with trees at a private airstrip in Maryville, Tennessee. The personal flight was conducted by the pilot under provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot received serious injuries. The flight departed from a grass strip in Maryville, Tennessee, at an undetermined time. According to witnesses, the engine suddenly lost power during the initial climb to cruise. The airplane subsequently collided with trees during the emergency descent phase of the forced landing procedure. A review of weather data disclosed conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor icing. (-23)pilot attempted a take-off from a short (1,100 ft) turf runway and was unable to obtain flying speed. Right main gear became entangled in a barbed wire fence causing the aircraft to crash.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON MAY 9, 2001, AT 1721 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150H, N6614S, LOST ENGINE POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM A GRASS STRIP IN MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB TO CRUISE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT PHASE OF THE FORCED LANDING PROCEDURE. A REVIEW OF WEATHER DATA DISCLOSED CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICING. (-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF FROM A SHORT (1,100 FT) TURF RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR BECAME ENTANGLED IN A BARBED WIRE FENCE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH.

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 ATL01LA052Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaryville, TNThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning that resulted in the in-flight collision with a fence during an attempted takeoff from a grass strip.May 9, 2001 · Substantial damage