# Accident 20100706036729A: Cessna 150J, Keller, WA, July 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2010, 06:50 local time
- Place: Keller, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1164° N, 118.6994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1164&lon=-118.6994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1053M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1053M-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100706036729A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 6, 2010 N1035M A CESSNA 150 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COLLIDING WITH A TALL PINE TREE THEN POWER LINES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRFIELD.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS HELICOPTER TO THE NEAREST TRAUMA CENTER IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT'S WEIGHT WAS ESTIMATED AT 190 POUNDS AND THE PASSENGER AT 220 POUNDS.  ACCORDING TO THE FAA APPROVED CESSNA 150 OPERATORS MANUAL, THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OVER THE APPROVED GROSS WEIGHT OF 1600 POUNDS.  CREDIBLE WITNESSES AT THE PRIVATE AIRFIELD ESTIMATED THE TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE 48 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE, AND THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED WITH AN ESTIMATED TAILWIND OF 5 TO 10 MILE PER HOUR.  THE CESSNA 150 OPERATIONS MANUAL'S PERFORMANCE SECTION CLEARLY DEPICTS THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CLEAR THE 85 FOOT OBSTRUCTIONS/TREES AT THE END OF THE PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTIP.THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.  IT IS APPARENT HOWEVER THAT THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.  THE PURPOSE FOR THIS PARTICULAR FLIGHT WAS TO LOOK FOR CATTLE ON THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION.

## 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 WPR10FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA326), Jul 6, 2010: Cessna 150 (N1053M), Keller, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during the initial climb.

## Other reports on N1053M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830709031519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709031519A), Jul 9, 1983: Cessna 150J (N1053M), Connell, WA. Passenger got out to move a sprinkler from parking area and was struck in the arm by the idling propeller.

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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