SEA84LA177

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Worley, ID · July 20, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 19, 1984, 17:45 local (Jul 20, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
Place
Worley, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N150WACessna 150H
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840719036729A
Case key
39971

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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 - in flightTakeoff - initial climb
Flight controls - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Lift-off - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Proper alignment - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - on ground/waterTakeoff
Terrain condition - high vegetation
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff
Terrain condition - ditch

Analysis

The pilot was performing a touch-and-go landing on an 80 foot wide, turf and gravel runway. The plt stated that he made a normal lnding but during the takeoff the acft lifted off the gnd then settled back on the rwy. The acft then swerved off the left side of the runway and struck a ditch.

Aircraft

Registration
N150WA
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15067817
Airframe hours
1,935
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Raymond B. Oliver
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 10, 1984
Departed
COE · Couer D'Alene, ID
Destination
ID23 · Worley, ID
Airport
ID23 · Hickman

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
55
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
209 total · 165 in this make and model · 149 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
200° at 10 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 39 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
COE, 18 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.