# Accident 20010618016759A: Cessna 150G, Watson, LA, June 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2001, 17:29 local time
- Place: Watson, LA
- Airport: Country Bend Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6107° N, 90.9101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6107&lon=-90.9101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2898S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2898S-2002-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010618016759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COUNTRY BEND AIR STRIP (LA39) EAST BOUND AND IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. FROM RUNWAY END.

## 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 FTW01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA146), Jun 18, 2001: Cessna 150 (N2898S), Denham Springs, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and decision making, which resulted in the airplane's performance being exceeded during the takeoff initial climb. A contributing factor was the rising…

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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