What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 13, 2016, at approximately 0957 eastern daylight time (1357Z), N102DK, a Cessna 150F, impacted terrain while departing from Butler field airport (IN46), Rockville, Indiana. The impact site was approximately 1250 feet west of runway 27. The aircraft was registered to and operated by a private pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight. The flight departed without a flight plan and was destined for eagle creek airpark (eye), indianapolis, Indiana. Day visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed.
There is no available record that the pilot had checked the local weather or the local forecasted weather. According to a witness mowing grass at IN46, the airplane lifted off near midfield of the 2,081 x 65 feet turf runway. The witness noticed the airplane initially climb with a high pitch attitude, but did not observe the subsequent climb out or accident. The airplane struck the top of trees located about 1,125 feet from the departure end of the runway. The airplane came to rest about 125 feet beyond the initial tree strike and a post-crash fire ensued.
The aircraft takeoff run for the Cessna 150F was calculated to be approximately 1500 feet to clear a 50 foot obstacle at max gross weight (1600 lbs) with no head wind and from a turf runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 13, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 0957 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (1357Z), N102DK, A CESSNA 150F, IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE DEPARTING FROM BUTLER FIELD AIRPORT (IN46), ROCKVILLE, INDIANA. THE IMPACT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1250 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS DESTINED FOR EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE), INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.
THERE IS NO AVAILABLE RECORD THAT THE PILOT HAD CHECKED THE LOCAL WEATHER OR THE LOCAL FORECASTED WEATHER. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS MOWING GRASS AT IN46, THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF NEAR MIDFIELD OF THE 2,081 X 65 FEET TURF RUNWAY. THE WITNESS NOTICED THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY CLIMB WITH A HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE, BUT DID NOT OBSERVE THE SUBSEQUENT CLIMB OUT OR ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TOP OF TREES LOCATED ABOUT 1,125 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 125 FEET BEYOND THE INITIAL TREE STRIKE AND A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED.
THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF RUN FOR THE CESSNA 150F WAS CALCULATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET TO CLEAR A 50 FOOT OBSTACLE AT MAX GROSS WEIGHT (1600 LBS) WITH NO HEAD WIND AND FROM A TURF RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.