- Date
- April 22, 1974
- Place
- Boothbay Harbr, ME · BOOTHBAY HARBR, ME
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50819Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740422009929A
- Case key
- 186483
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0644 74/4/22 BOOTHBAY HARBR,ME CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1610 N50819 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 998 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 519 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOOTHBAY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WISCASSET,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- 800FT ROUGH SOD STRIP W TREES END OF RWY.USED 10DEG FLAPS.735FT TKOF RUN.STUDENT DROWNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50819
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boothbay Harbor
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.