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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Lakeview, AR · July 11, 2018

Date: July 11, 2018 · 20:30 local
Place: Lakeview, AR
Airport: Gastons White River Aairstrip
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N50183
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA274
Reported as: Cessna 150H
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 51 total51 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N50183Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Cessna 150HS/N 15069114 Airframe modelCessna 150H Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 11 July 2018 approximately 8:30 pm, a Cessna 150H S/N15069114, registered as N50183. Impacted the ground after striking a tree during takeoff. The aircraft stalled after striking a tree with the left wing tip during takeoff. The stalled aircrafts forward momentum propelled it across a small pond into a second tree before falling to the ground, inverted. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot sustained serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11 JULY 2018 APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM, A CESSNA 150H S/N15069114, REGISTERED AS N50183. IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER STRIKING A TREE DURING TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AFTER STRIKING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP DURING TAKEOFF. THE STALLED AIRCRAFTS FORWARD MOMENTUM PROPELLED IT ACROSS A SMALL POND INTO A SECOND TREE BEFORE FALLING TO THE GROUND, INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN18LA274Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeview, ARThe student pilot’s impairment by alcohol and multiple medications, which led to his failure to maintain obstacle clearance during takeoff and the subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and…Jul 12, 2018 · Substantial damage