# NTSB CHI07LA010: Cessna 150H, N23175, Monroe City, IN, October 29, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 29, 2006, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Monroe City, IN - Coordinates: 38.581111, -87.359169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5811&lon=-87.3592&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 64796 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07LA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64796/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA010 ## Probable cause The student pilot not maintaining clearance from the tree during climb. Factors were the tree and the student pilot's lack of total experience. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, climb - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with trees and terrain during climb. The student pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The student pilot stated, "Decided to due a simulated force landing on ultra light field, got [too] low to climb out, hit top of trees." The passenger was not a rated pilot. Federal Aviation Regulation 61.89 General limitations, in part, stated, "(a) A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft: (1) That is carrying a passenger" The student pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight. ## Factual narrative On October 29, 2006, about 1345 central standard time, a Cessna 150H, N23175, sustained substantial damage on impact with trees and terrain during climb near Monroe City, Indiana. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The student pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The local flight originated from the O'Neal Airport, near Vincennes, Indiana, about 1300. The student pilot's report, in part, stated: Depart O'Neal Field at [approximately] 1:00 PM ... to due basic instrument training for about 30 minutes, upon completing instrument flight, decided to due a simulated force landing on ultra light field, got to low to climb out, hit top of trees. According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the passenger was previously a certified flight instructor and his pilot certificates were canceled at the time of the accident. The passenger did not have a current medical certificate. Federal Aviation Regulation 61.89 General limitations, in part, stated: (a) A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft: (1) That is carrying a passenger; ... The student pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N23175](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23175-2007-11-14), registration cancelled 2007-11-14, S/N 15068772, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150H - Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15068772 - Airframe hours: 2467 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Wesley E. Jackson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2006 - Departed: OEA, VINCENNES, IN - Airport: PVT ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 107 total, 98 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: AJG, 20 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20061029026639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061029026639A), Oct 29, 2006: Cessna 150H, Monroe City, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] a student pilot asked [privacy data omitted] to accompany him as a safety pilot so that he could practice instrument flight… ## Other investigations on N23175 (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 DEN72DTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE29), Aug 28, 1971: Cessna 150H (N23175), Aurora, CO, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.