# Accident 20030419005009A: Cessna 150F, Coos Bay, OR, April 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2003, 21:15 local time
- Place: Coos Bay, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3686° N, 124.1017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3686&lon=-124.1017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7057F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7057F-2004-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030419005009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY. DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT REACHED TAKEOFF SPEED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED AND THE TAIL STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF RUN AND STRUCK A "BERM" AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. AIRCRAFT SPEED AT THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 40 MPH. THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT STRUCK BRUSH IN THE TAKEOFF PATH AND WENT OUT OF SIGHT. WITNESS STATED HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT AND WENT TO THE CRASH SITE. WITNESS IS THE SON OF THE PILOT AND IS A CERTIFICATED PILOT.

## 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 SEA03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA064), Apr 19, 2003: Cessna 150 (N7057F), Coos Bay, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper remedial action during takeoff and his failure to maintain airspeed. Contributing factors included the binding of the left brake and the trees.

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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