- Date
- March 12, 1986, 12:01 local (19:01 UTC)
- Place
- Morgan, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45174Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860312018549A
- Case key
- 40407
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Lift-off - prematureCause
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overloadFactor
Analysis
During takeoff from a soft rough barley field during a crosswind the pilot rotated prematurely. The aircraft settled back onto the field striking the nose gear first and then flipped inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45174
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076770
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Andrew J. Davidson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 21, 1984 · 15 hours before
- Destination
- Morgan, OR
N45174Registration cancelled Jan 16, 2013 · 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
- 65
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 86 total · 86 in this make and model · 48 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.