# NTSB DEN89LA044: Cessna 150E, N6122T, Basin, WY, December 17, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 17, 1988, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Basin, WY
- Coordinates: 44.370712, -108.039245 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3707&lon=-108.0392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN89LA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17650/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA044

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PLT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM HIS SHORT FARM FIELD STRIP. DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN, THE PLT REALIZED THE ACFT WOULD NOT HAVE FLYING SPEED AND CLEAR THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE FIELD. HE ELECTED TO TRY TO JUMP THE ACFT OVER THE FENCE AND LAND ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE NOSE GEAR CLEARED THE FENCE BUT THE MAIN GEAR CAUGHT THE WIRE. AFTER LANDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE, THE PLT FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED FT OF BARBED WIRE ATTACHED TO THE LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6122T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6122T), registered now, S/N 15060822, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15060822
- Airframe hours: 2347
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fabricius, Lee J
- Registered owner: Lee J Fabricius
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 26, 1988, 63 hours before
- Departed: NONE
- Destination: NONE
- Airport: NONE, Farm Field

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 273 total, 273 in this make and model, 231 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 19 °F

## 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 19881217060089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217060089A), Dec 17, 1988: Cessna 150E, Basin, WY, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff from a hay field. Pulled up to clear a fence. Main gear hit fence. Landed other side of fence.

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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