Cessna 150G N4691R

Summary

On 10 June 2008 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N4691R, operated by American Views, Inc., was involved in an accident near Brenham, Texas, 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

10 June 2008 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Brenham, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Brenham Municipal (11R)

Coordinates

30.2189, -96.3744

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N4691R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

American Views, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brenham → Conroe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN08LA102

Nobody was injured.

The sudden windshift (crosswind gust), rendering directional control impossible. Contributing factors in this accident were the high speed during the aborted takeoff and trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he checked the weather and radar and noted "a few small showers in the area, nothing close." He said the airport was surrounded by 15-20 foot trees that jut out from the perimeter of the airport towards the runway. There was a 10-knot crosswind, so the pilot selected runway 16 "since it has a down slope." He used a crosswind takeoff procedure. When he rotated, "a tremendous gust of wind hit the aircraft from the rear-left quarter and forced the aircraft sideways off the runway and towards some trees" near the runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff but was unable to stop the airplane and it collided with the trees. According to the airport's AWOS, the wind was from 100 degrees at 5 knots, with "lightning distant east and southeast."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.