Cessna 150 N714EE

Summary

On 7 February 1997 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N714EE was involved in an accident near Larchwood, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 February 1997 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Larchwood, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

43.4498, -96.4298

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N714EE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Luverne

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI97FA067

1 person died.

the noninstrument-rated pilot's takeoff into instrument meteorological conditions. The weather was a factor.

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

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The weather reported at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, fifteen miles from the takeoff airport was IFR with freezing fog with 1/4 mile visibility and 100 feet vertical visibility, with the temperature at -8 degrees and the dew point at -8 degrees. A witness who lived at the departure airport reported she saw the aircraft start its takeoff roll. She reported that she could not believe the airplane was actually departing because of the dense fog. The airplane impacted the ground about one half mile east from the departure end of runway 18. The flight controls and engine exhibited continuity. All cylinders had compression. The propeller exhibited rotational scoring and twisting. The pilot did not have an instrument rating.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.