Cessna 150 N8052S

Summary

On 24 April 2016 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8052S was involved in an accident near Sterling City, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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

24 April 2016 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sterling City, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Alvie Cole Ranch (64F)

Coordinates

31.6428, -100.9686

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N8052S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sterling City → Spicewood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA198

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to establish a climb and maintain directional control during takeoff in quartering tailwind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control, aborted takeoff, collision with a wire fence, and nose over.

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 the wind shifted from a crosswind to a quartering tailwind. He further reported that immediately after rotation at 45 knots, the airplane began to drift to the left and would not climb. Subsequently, the pilot aborted the takeoff and touched down to the left of the runway about 20 feet before a wire fence. The nose wheel caught on the wire fence and the airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.