# Accident 20180711010879A: Cessna 150H, Lakeview, AR, July 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2018, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lakeview, AR
- Airport: Gastons White River Aairstrip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3489° N, 92.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3489&lon=-92.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50183, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50183-2019-09-06) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180711010879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA274), Jul 12, 2018: Cessna 150 (N50183), Lakeview, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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