- Date
- October 13, 1989, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Grayling, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3905UCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891013040219A
- Case key
- 14465
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Probable cause
A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.
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 aircraft was seen to liftoff and fly down the runway in ground effect. The aircraft then entered what was described as a near vertical climb. During the climb, the aircraft fell off to the left and descended to terrain impact between the taxiway and runway. Post accident inspection of the aircraft failed to reveal any failure/malfunction of either the airframe or engine. No physical condition was found which would have prevented the pilot from operating the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3905U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061305
- Airframe hours
- 2,527
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rex B. Lalonde
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1989 · 8 hours before
- Destination
- FNT · Flint, MI
- Airport
- 55D · Grayling Aaf, runway 32, 4,998 × 150 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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HTL, 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.
Other investigations on N3905U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.