# NTSB CHI77FEX17: Cessna 150, N6TA, Helmsburg, IN, March 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1977
- Place: Helmsburg, IN · HELMSBURG, IN
- Location: 39.2678° N, 86.2963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helmsburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2678&lon=-86.2963&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6TA-1980-12-16), registration cancelled 1980-12-16, S/N 15075185, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Helmsburg

## 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 19770319006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319006769A), Mar 19, 1977: Cessna 150L, Helmsburg, IN, Substantial damage. Plt stated he held aft on control wheel to lift acft nosewheel off ground asap.

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.

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