- Date
- April 26, 1989, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8260FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890426011599A
- Case key
- 8022
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly preflight and plan which resulted in a collision with trees. The pilot attempted a takeoff with an over gross weight condition.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot attempted to take off from a 2,300 foot wet sod runway and collided with trees at the departure end. The pilot reported that the airplane would not climb over a tree line about 30 feet from the departure end of the runway. The pilot failed to calculate the weight and balance before attempting the takeoff. The investigation disclosed that the airplane was about 75 lbs over the design gross weight. The aprx takeoff distance at max allowable gross weight was 1,385 feet (dry, hard runway). The pilot said he elected to shut the engine off prior to reaching the tree line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8260F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064360
- Airframe hours
- 2,482
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Carson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 21, 1988
- Airport
- PVT · Private, runway 24, 2,300 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 500 in this make and model · 3,500 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NCA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.