Cessna 150F N8889G

Summary

On 8 June 2022 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8889G was involved in an accident near Fort Duchesne, Utah, 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

8 June 2022 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Duchesne, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Rossevelt Municipal Airport (74V)

Coordinates

40.1342, -109.7907

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N8889G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rossevelt → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR22LA208

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to takeoff from an unimproved surface which resulted in a collision with an object and the airplane nosing 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 from a dirt road, the nosewheel struck an object and resulted in the airplane nosing over. During the accident sequence, substantial damage was sustained to the empennage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.