- Date
- August 17, 1983, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Savanna, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N11279Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830817041819A
- Case key
- 12311
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported the winds were from 160 deg at 7 KTS & that he back taxied on rwy 14 to takeoff. He reported that during the takeoff roll, he encountered a right x-wind, & when he was aprx 2/3 of the way down the rwy, the acft veered to the left. After departing the rwy, the plt reduced the power to about the takeoff. Fearing that too much braking would flip the acft over, he gently applied the brakes. After slowing to about 10 KTS, the acft 'nosed into a small culvert' & went over on its top. Aprx 35 mi northwest at dubuque, IA, the 1252 CDT wind was from 270 deg at 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11279
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075293
- Airframe hours
- 2,390
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cook Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 8, 1983 · 90 hours before
- Airport
- SFY · Stransky Mem., runway 14, 2,950 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 76 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DBQ, 35 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.