# Accident 20110520013419A: Cessna 150M, Greenville, KY, May 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2011, 18:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, KY
- Airport: Muhlenberg County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2261° N, 87.1564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2261&lon=-87.1564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68844-2015-05-19) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110520013419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING GREENVILLE, KY (M21). PILOT STATED PASSENGER'S SEATBELT WAS STUCK IN THE DOOR, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED 50 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA11CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA313), May 20, 2011: Cessna 150M (N68844), Greenville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during takeoff after he reached to secure a seatbelt that was wedged in the passenger door.

## Other reports on N68844 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080817842769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080817842769I), Aug 17, 2008: Cessna 150M (N68844), Leitchfield, KY, No damage. (-23) 8/17/2008: Student pilot [privacy data omitted] originated a solo flight from rough river state park airport (213) to muhlenberg country airport (M21).…

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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