# Accident 20081011851469A: Cessna 150G, Cedar Lake, MI, October 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2008, 13:34 local time
- Place: Cedar Lake, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3989° N, 84.9639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3989&lon=-84.9639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3623J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3623J-2013-04-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081011851469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WITH SUTDENT PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD TOOK OFF FROM GRASS-STRIP RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES NEAR DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT IMPACTING GROUND NOSE-FIRST AND FLIPPING OVER ONTO TOP.

## 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 CEN09FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA015), Oct 11, 2008: Cessna 150G (N3623J), Cedar Lake, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overall lack of flight experience.

## Other reports on N3623J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740501008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501008699A), May 1, 1974: Cessna 150G (N3623J), Bolton, MS, Substantial damage. Demo emerg lndg with flaps dn. Fuse blown. Un raise flaps. Un climb over 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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