Plane Crash List

Cessna 150G N6685F

23 September 1994 · New Town, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 September 1994 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N6685F was involved in an accident near New Town, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
New Town, North Dakota, United States
Coordinates
47.9803, -102.4890
Aircraft
Cessna 150G
Registration
N6685F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Wildrose
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI94LA345

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF WING FLAPS AND PREMATURE LIFT-OFF. THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PREPARATION WAS A FACTOR.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE INADVERTENTLY LOWERED THE FLAPS FULL DOWN. WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOPPED A HILL AND WAS IN DANGER OF COLLIDING WITH A FARM TRUCK THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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3 Jul 1994 Cessna 150M
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8 Jul 1994 Cessna 150
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26 Mar 1994 Cessna 150L
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23 Jul 1994 Air Tractor AT-301
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no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
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