# Accident 20070515011369A: Cessna 150, English, IN, May 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: English, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3244° N, 86.4958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3244&lon=-86.4958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7772E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7772E-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070515011369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MAY 15, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART DOWNWIND FROM A GRASS RUNWAY LOCATED IN ENGLISH INDIANA. WIND WAS SAID TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH, LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BUT GUSTING TO 20. THE TAKE-OFF WAS ATTEMPTED NORTHBOUND. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE PILOT REPORTS BEING UNABLE TO CLIMB DUE TO THE LOW AIRSPEED AND THE TAILWIND CONDITIONS. THE TAILWHEEL STRUCK A POWERLINE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UP AND THEN "MUSH" INTO A TREE LINE LOCATED ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE POWERLINES. PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT AHD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE OBSERVED AND DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI07CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA139), May 15, 2007: Cessna 150 (N7772E), English, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning due to his decision to takeoff downwind, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate clearance from the power line. Contributing factors to the accident…

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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