# Accident 20170604009219A: Cessna 150H, Newburyport, MA, June 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2017, 10:45 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7953° N, 70.8394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7953&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6511S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6511S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170604009219A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 28 AND AS HE STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL THE WINDOW OPENED UP AND HE WAS DISTRACTED. HE TRIED CLOSING THE WINDOW WHILE STILL ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THROTTLE ADVANCED THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND ENTERED THE GRASS AREA AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED THE HEAVY BRUSH.

## 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 GAA17CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA326), Jun 4, 2017: Cessna 150 (N6511S), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to attempt to close the cockpit window during takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N6511S (1)

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

- [Accident 19780415008819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415008819A), Apr 15, 1978: Cessna A150K (N6511S), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage

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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