- Date
- March 19, 1977
- Place
- Helmsburg, IN · HELMSBURG, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6TACessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770319006769A
- Case key
- 157776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2230 77/3/19 HELMSBURG,IN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 115 TIME - 1700 N6TA PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELMSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HELMSBURG,IN BLOOMINGTON,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 150 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HELD AFT ON CONTROL WHEEL TO LIFT ACFT NOSEWHEEL OFF GROUND ASAP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6TA
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helmsburg
N6TARegistration cancelled Dec 16, 1980 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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