- Date
- August 29, 1988, 18:06 local (Aug 30, 1988, 00:06 UTC)
- Place
- Caldwell, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23204Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880829036249A
- Case key
- 40733
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt flew to hubler field (a pvt 2800' strip) & landed. After landing on rwy 10, he taxied back to the apch end & took off again. As the acft was climbing, about 60' over trees at the departure end, it rolled abruptly to the left, entered a steep descent & crashed in a nose down attitude. An exam of the acft revealed the wing flaps were fully extended. According to the acft handbook, normal takeoffs should be made with the flaps fully retracted & only 10 deg of flaps should be used for short or soft field takeoffs. The temp & density alt were 96 deg & 5450', respectively.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23204
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068789
- Airframe hours
- 3,606
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eldon W. Whiteley
- Registered owner
- Eldon W. Whiteley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1988 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- 64U
- Airport
- Hubler, runway 10, 2,800 × 0 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 274 total · 17 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 35° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOI, 19 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.
Other investigations on N23204 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.