Cessna 150G N3086R

Summary

On 2 October 2004 at about 15:55 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N3086R, operated by Terry Gollehon, was involved in an accident near Augusta, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 October 2004 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Augusta (3U5)

Coordinates

47.4814, -112.8697

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N3086R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Terry Gollehon

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Augusta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA05LA002

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in the in-flight collision with rising terrain. Trees and rising terrain are factors in the accident.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after takeoff the airplane collided with trees and rising terrain. In a written statement the pilot reported the airplane collided with trees and rising terrain after departing runway 12. He reported that the airplane cleared trees (approximately 50 feet in height) located at the end of the departure runway, however, the aircraft made contact with multiple trees and rising terrain beyond the departure end of the runway. The pilot stated "we hit trees for 150 yards before slowing enough to hit the ground." The published airport elevation for Benchmark is 5,434 feet MSL. No mechanical malfunctions or failures that may have contributed to the accident were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.