Cessna 150 N11279

Summary

On 17 August 1983 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N11279 was involved in an accident near Savanna, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 August 1983 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Savanna, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Stransky Mem. (SFY)

Coordinates

40.4703, -88.9392

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N11279

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA385

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THE WINDS WERE FROM 160 DEG AT 7 KTS & THAT HE BACK TAXIED ON RWY 14 TO TAKEOFF. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE ENCOUNTERED A RIGHT X-WIND, & WHEN HE WAS APRX 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. AFTER DEPARTING THE RWY, THE PLT REDUCED THE POWER TO ABOUT THE TAKEOFF. FEARING THAT TOO MUCH BRAKING WOULD FLIP THE ACFT OVER, HE GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 10 KTS, THE ACFT 'NOSED INTO A SMALL CULVERT' & WENT OVER ON ITS TOP. APRX 35 MI NORTHWEST AT DUBUQUE, IA, THE 1252 CDT WIND WAS FROM 270 DEG AT 12 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.