- Date
- October 13, 1984, 15:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Camarillo, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8989UCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841013055709A
- Case key
- 24577
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Remedial action - attempted
Nose gear collapsed
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
Plt lost directional control of acft just prior to takeoff rotation. Acft continued off left side of rwy into a plowed field despite attempted remedial action. Nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8989U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078039
- Airframe hours
- 2,721
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John D. Berto
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- CMA · Camarillo, CA
- Airport
- CMA · Camarillo, runway 26, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
N8989URegistration cancelled Dec 28, 2011 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.