Cessna 150F N8260F

Summary

On 26 April 1989 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8260F was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 April 1989 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

34.8002, -77.3609

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N8260F

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

ATL89LA137

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PREFLIGHT AND PLAN WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH AN OVER GROSS WEIGHT CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A 2,300 FOOT WET SOD RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER A TREE LINE ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT FAILED TO CALCULATE THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE TAKEOFF. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 75 LBS OVER THE DESIGN GROSS WEIGHT. THE APRX TAKEOFF DISTANCE AT MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT WAS 1,385 FEET (DRY, HARD RUNWAY). THE PILOT SAID HE ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF PRIOR TO REACHING THE TREE LINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.