# Accident 20090902049609A: Cessna 150F, Sault Ate Marie, MI, September 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2009, 13:17 local time
- Place: Sault Ate Marie, MI
- Airport: Rosedale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4792° N, 84.3683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4792&lon=-84.3683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6446F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446F-2013-04-29) (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: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA557) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090902049609A

## Narrative

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

84 YEAR OLD PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY HIS CESSNA 150 OFF A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ON A CLEAR CALM DAY.  HE STRUCK TREES WITH THE LEFT WING DURING ROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST IN THE TREES.  HE WAS UNHURT.

## 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 CEN09LA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA557), Sep 2, 2009: Cessna 150F (N6446F), Rosedale, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground run. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's deteriorated physical and mental capabilities.

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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