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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Hernando, FL · May 7, 2023

Date: May 7, 2023 · 21:35 local
Place: Hernando, FL
Airport: Twelve Oaks
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N150VL
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA222
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,360 total3,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N150VLRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2023 · Cessna 150MS/N 15076672 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was doing touch and go's at airport 5FL7 around 2050. Pilot took off from R22 with the aircraft set up for flight. Shortly after rotation, the aircraft made contact with a tree on the left wing which caused the aircraft to cause loss of control and the aircraft crashed through the trees and came to rest in a wooded yard close to the airstrip.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT AIRPORT 5FL7 AROUND 2050. PILOT TOOK OFF FROM R22 WITH THE AIRCRAFT SET UP FOR FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE ON THE LEFT WING WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED THROUGH THE TREES AND CAME TO REST IN A WOODED YARD CLOSE TO THE AIRSTRIP.

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 ERA23LA222Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHernando, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during takeoff at night.May 8, 2023 · Substantial damage