# Accident 20260301001889A: Cessna 150L, Okeechobee, FL, March 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2026, 16:35 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: River Acres Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3248° N, 81.0275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3248&lon=-81.0275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10310, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 386 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260301001889A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 1, 2026 AT ABOUT 1645 EASTERN STANDARD TIME A CESSNA 150L, CRASHED WHILE DEPARTING RIVER ACRES AIRPORT (FD70) LOCATED IN OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT DEPARTING VFR WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KFPR). THE WINDS WERE FROM THE EAST AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AT HIGHER SPEED. THE PILOT STATED “HE WAS DEPARTING RWY 15 AT FD70 USING FULL POWER WITH BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE TO LIFT THE NOSE, STAYING LIGHT ON THE MAINS WITH THE INTENTION TO ENTER GROUND EFFECT AND THEN ACCELERATE TO VY. UPON ENTERING GROUND EFFECT, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE BRUSH/TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ENGINE POWER OFF.”  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE BROKE FREE FROM THE FUSELAGE UPPER MOUNTS AND ROTATED DOWNWARD. THE ENTIRE TAIL SECTION WAS BENT BEHIND THE REAR BAGGAGE AREA. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA26LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA131), Mar 1, 2026: Cessna 150L (N10310), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision 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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