Cessna 150H N50326

Summary

On 13 March 2021 at about 14:05 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N50326, operated by Thompson Arthur W, was involved in an accident near Paris, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one 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

13 March 2021 at 14:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Paris, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (None)

Coordinates

33.4910, -95.4578

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N50326

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Thompson Arthur W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Sulpher Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA158

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s decision to takeoff with known obstacles on the runway and his subsequent failure to avoid the windsock on takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while performing a soft and short field takeoff, he allowed the airplane to drift left to avoid crawfish chimneys on the grass runway. Immediately after the wheels left the ground the left wing impacted a windsock. The pilot continued to climb to about 30 ft above the ground at which time the airplane’s left wing lost lift and began to turn towards nearby trees. The pilot elected to land and during the landing the nose gear dropped, dug into the soft ground, and collapsed. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and the right wing. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported he was aware of the crawfish chimneys and normally they would have been removed before the flight, but the tractor used for that purpose was not working. He said he should not have flown until the runway was cleared and paid more attention to the airplane’s alignment on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.