- Date
- July 13, 1991, 09:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place
- Wilburton, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N45458Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910713027239A
- Case key
- 23367
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to abort the take off with insufficient distance remaining. Factors were the fluctuating engine and the trees in his path.
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
During a daylight departure from a pasture the pilot reported momentary fluctuation of engine power. The private pilot attempted to abort the takeoff with insufficient ground run available. As the pilot approached the end of the pasture he attempted to 'hop' the airplane over a fence with elevator input. The wing struck a tree, and the airplane went out of control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45458
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076933
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- D. Robertson
- Registered owner
- D. Robertson
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 268 total · 53 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.