Cessna 150M N704AX

Summary

On 17 July 1999 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704AX was involved in an accident near Glenns Ferry, Idaho, 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.

Date

17 July 1999 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.0899, -115.3703

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N704AX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Caldwell → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA122

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the attempted takeoff. A related factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed for the flight without a current medical certificate or flight review. After reaching his destination, the pilot performed a landing on a hard packed dirt road. During a subsequent takeoff attempt from the road, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and veered off the road surface. The aircraft impacted terrain adjacent to the road. The pilot reported that no mechanical failure or malfunction was involved, and a post-accident inspection of the aircraft revealed no indication of mechanical failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.