- Date
- September 27, 1987, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sparta, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6469SCessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870927056579A
- Case key
- 13834
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt was taking off on his pvt strip in a prevailing 12 kt x-wind that was vrbl & blowing fm a 'lull' to 18 KTS. He said the strip was located near an l-shaped ridge which attenuated the general wind flow. Also, he said the 1900' sod strip sloped downhill twd the NE & had a slight ridge nr the midpoint. As the plt was taking off, the acft inadver- tently became airborne as it crossed over the ridge in the rwy. At about that time, the acft enctrd a gust & rolled to the left. The plt corrected the roll with aileron & rudder. However, since the acft was in turbulent conds at min speed, he elected to abort the takeoff. He said the acft touched down about 300' fm the departure end & went off the strip. Rprtdly, it had slowed to a fast taxi speed when it hit a ditch & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6469S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067269
- Airframe hours
- 4,319
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James R. Hickey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1987 · 81 hours before
- Airport
- Pvt Strip, runway 4, 1,900 × 75 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,638 total · 909 in this make and model · 1,459 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LSE, 20 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.