# Accident 20070325832249A: Cessna 150M, Austin, IN, March 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2007, 17:24 local time
- Place: Austin, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9997° N, 85.9997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9997&lon=-85.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66673, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66673-2009-11-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 70 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070325832249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/25/2007 AT 1724 EST CESSNA AIRCRAFT, CE-150-M, REGISTRATION NUMBER N66673 CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A 1,200 FEET LONG GRASS STRIP IN AUSTIN, INDIANA.  THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED TREE TOPS AND HIT THE CORNER OF A PORCH AND ROOF OF A HOME ENDING ON THE YARD.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE PULLED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES BY THE HOME OWNER BEFORE THE PLANE BURST IN FLAMES BY THE POST ACCIDENT FIRE.  NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INVOLVED OR INJURED.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE LOUISVILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER (STATCARE).  THE CENTER FUSELAGE SECTION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE EMPENNAGE WAS CONSUMED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CHI07LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA095), Mar 25, 2007: Cessna 150M (N66673), Austin, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to abort the takeoff. Contributing factors were a tailwind and a short runway.

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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