- Date
- July 20, 1986, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Muskegon, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4072UCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860720065709A
- Case key
- 13304
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that drg takeoff, the acft lifted off at about the midpoint of the rwy & climbed to just above treetop level. He turned the acft slightly into the wind, then noted that it seem to lose the ability to climb further. The stall warning horn sounded & the plt noted a tree ahead, so he banked slightly to the right. At about that time, the right wing dropped & the acft hit the ground. Drg impact, the occupants received serious facial, chest & internal injuries. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The acft was not equipped with shoulder harnesses.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4072U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061472
- Airframe hours
- 3,585
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dorian Marchmon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 8, 1986 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- RLA · Fruitport, runway 8, 2,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 199 total · 188 in this make and model · 141 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKG, 7 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.