CHI69F0247

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Bargersville, IN · September 15, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 15, 1968
Place
Bargersville, IN · BARGERSVILLE, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N23197Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108259

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3147  68/9/15    BARGERSVILLE,IND    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1835                    N23197              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE FROM FARM FIELD. TALL WEEDS AND ROUGH SPOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N23197
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

Other investigations on N23197 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.