# Accident 20210628011089A: Cessna 150H, Bentleyville, PA, June 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2021, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bentleyville, PA
- Airport: Bentleyville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1537° N, 80.0511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1537&lon=-80.0511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22307, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22307) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 150 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210628011089A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ON DRY, TALL GRASS RUNWAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE, AIRCRAFT STALLED IN CLIMB AND STRUCK GROUND.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  BOTH PILOTS SUFFERED SERIOUS NON-LIFE THREATENING 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 ERA21LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA271), Jun 28, 2021: Cessna 150 (N22307), Bentleyville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor and student pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning which resulted in a takeoff attempt with insufficient available runway, a loss of control, and impact with terrain.

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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