- Date
- September 15, 1985, 16:04 local (20:04 UTC)
- Place
- Indiantown, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1767QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850915044909A
- Case key
- 31452
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Analysis
The acft attempted a take-off from an intermediate point of a damp, soft, turf rwy. A 70 deg. Left x-wind of approx 25 KTS existed at the time. The acft became airborne but was unable to clear trees at the end of the rwy. Thee acft was destroyed in the crash & the pax sustained minor injuries. The plt was uninjured. The plt stated that the accident could have been avoided if he had used the full length of the rwy & had not attempted a take-off in such high x-wind conditions airport moments prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1767Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073067
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- Continental O-200 SERIES, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald G. Bender
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 25, 1984 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- X58
- Destination
- APF · Naples, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 308 total · 308 in this make and model · 283 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 17 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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