# NTSB ERA26LA131: Cessna 150L, N10310, Okeechobee, FL, March 1, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 1, 2026, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Okeechobee, FL · Airport Property - Coordinates: 27.324783, -81.027474 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3248&lon=-81.0275&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 7, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202566 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA131 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202566/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA131 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: heading/course](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 82 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 26 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 150L, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071826), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the initial ground effect phase of a soft field takeoff, the airplane drifted left of the runway centerline. The left wing subsequently impacted trees near the edge of the runway and came to rest against a tree line adjacent to the turf runway. The airplane’s fuselage, left wing, and left horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N10310](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10310), registered now, S/N 15074836, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15074836 - Year built: 1973 - Airframe hours: 3682 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Solow Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 20, 2026, 52 hours before - Destination: FPR, Ft Pierce, FL - Airport: FD70, River Acres, runway 15, 3,875 × 66 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 26, 2025; seat: right; flight hours: 1,000.8 total, 346.8 in this make and model, 878 as pilot in command, 164.6 in the last 90 days, 55.7 in the last 30 days, 3.2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 10 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: OBE, 11 nm away - METAR: METAR KOBE 012135Z AUTO 05010G17KT 10SM FEW029 SCT034 BKN080 25/19 A3004 RMK AO2 ## 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 20260301001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260301001889A), Mar 1, 2026: Cessna 150L, Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. On March 1, 2026 at about 1645 eastern standard time a Cessna 150L, crashed while departing River Acres airport (FD70) located in Okeechobee, Florida. The… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.