# Accident 20171018014859A: Cessna 150J, Willmar, MN, October 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2017, 11:05 local time
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Airport: Willmar Municipal-John L Rice Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1100° N, 95.1294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1100&lon=-95.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50609, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50609-2019-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,275 total, 150 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171018014859A

## Narrative

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

TAKE OFF AND DEPARTURE FROM AIRPORT WITH KNOWN AIRWORTHINESS DISCREPANCY.   ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING MAXIMUM POWER.

## 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 CEN18LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA015), Oct 18, 2017: Cessna 150J (N50609), Willmar, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper conduct of the soft-field takeoff, which led to his failure to attain adequate airspeed, and the flight instructor’s subsequent improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard,…

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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