Cessna 150M N68844
20 May 2011 · Greenville, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 2011 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N68844 was involved in an accident near Greenville, Kentucky, 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 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muhlenberg County Airport (M21)
- Coordinates
- 37.2261, -87.1564
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N68844
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenville → Greenville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA313
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control during takeoff after he reached to secure a seatbelt that was wedged in the passenger door.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during takeoff, he observed the passenger seatbelt wedged in the right side door and dangling outside the airplane. As he reached to open the door to move the seatbelt inside the cabin, the airplane impacted the runway resulting in substantial damage to the tail section.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2011 | Cessna 150L | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | Johnson William H | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2011 | Cessna 150M | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | PRO Air Enterprises Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Cessna 150G | Cavanaugh Bay, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2011 | Cessna 150H | College Place, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2011 | Cessna 150L | Vidalia, Louisiana, United States | Ellett Thomas S | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2011 | Cessna 150L | Gonzales, Louisiana, United States | Michael Schaff | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2011 | Floyd Joseph B RV6 | Hartford, Kentucky, United States | Floyd Joseph B | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2011 | Cessna 310R | Pikeville, Kentucky, United States | Miller Aviation LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Hodges Samuel J RV-7A | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | West Liberty, Kentucky, United States | Stone Jack S | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2011 | Diamond DA 40 | Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States | Honaker Aviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |