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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Sully, IA · May 30, 2011

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Date: May 30, 2011 · 09:05 local
Place: Sully, IA
Airport: Sully
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7818F
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,684 total186 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N7818FRegistration cancelled Apr 20, 2012 · Cessna 150FS/N 15063918 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot was attempting takeoff on a grass strip and ran off the end of the runway, hitting a tree, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF ON A GRASS STRIP AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HITTING A TREE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.