- Date
- July 12, 1990, 18:15 local (Jul 13, 1990, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hettinger, ND
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11580Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900712025389A
- Case key
- 17841
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout. Contributing factors were: the pilot's lack of recent experience, and the over maximum gross weight condition of the aircraft.
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
After takeoff, at about 200FT AGL, the aircraft was observed in a left wing down, exaggerated nose high attitude, and then roll rapidly to the right and impact the ground in a near vertical nose down descent. The pilot's log book indicated a total pilot time of 113 hrs over a 45-year time period, with 2 hrs during the last 90 days. The aircraft was aprx 74 lbs over max gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11580
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075537
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Midwest Air Center, Inc
- Departed
- HEI
- Destination
- Y-19 · Mandan, ND
- Airport
- HET · Hettinger, runway 12, 4,650 × 75 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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 113 total · 7 in this make and model · 83 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DIK, 55 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.