# Accident 20170602009749A: Cessna 150M, Banning, CA, June 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2017, 11:32 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.9239° N, 116.8711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9239&lon=-116.8711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66117-2018-02-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170602009749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONDUCTED A TOUCH AND GO ON BNG RWY 26 WITH A 17, GUSTING TO 23 KNOT, TAILWIND. ON THE TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. THEN BEGIN LOSING ALTITUDE WITH AN INCREASED NOSE HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE. AT AN ESTIMATED 40 FT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN TO ABOUT 290 DEGREES AND LOST MORE ALTITUDE. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID AN EASTBOUND TRAIN, THE PITCH ATTITUDE INCREASED FURTHER WHEN THE RIGHT WING STALLED, IMPACTING A TREE IN A 90 DEGREE ANGLE OF BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN CLOCKWISE UNTIL THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE NEXT TREE, SPUN LEFT, COMPROMISING THE LEFT WING ATTACH STRUT AND CAME TO REST IN A 90 DEGREE LEFT BANK ATTITUDE AND HEADING 180.

## 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 WPR17FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA118), Jun 2, 2017: Cessna 150M (N66117), Banning, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's decision to continue the takeoff in gusting tailwind and high density altitude conditions, which significantly reduced airplane performance, and his subsequent exceedance of…

## Other reports on N66117 (2)

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

- [Incident 20110425008349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110425008349I), Apr 25, 2011: Cessna 150M (N66117), San Bernardino, CA, No damage. San Bernardino, CA: N66117, C150, ran out of fuel and landed on a highway in San Bernardino at approximately 251539PDT. No damage or injuries.
- [Incident 19911229062349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911229062349I), Dec 29, 1991: Cessna 150M (N66117), Calimesa, CA. Experienced a partial loss of RPM. Forced landing in field. Carburetor removed and cleaned. Reinstalled.

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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