Cessna 150L N1707Q
10 December 2023 · Lajas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 December 2023 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N1707Q was involved in an accident near Lajas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lajas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lajas Airpark (PR25)
- Coordinates
- 18.0109, -67.0691
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N1707Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1971
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Ponce
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA24LA063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from bushes alongside the runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff.
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 the private airstrip, the right wing of the airplane impacted bushes alongside of the narrow turf runway. As a result of the impact, the airplane to yawed to the right. The pilot attempted to pull back on the yoke, but lost control and the airplane impacted the ground and nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanic malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2023 | Cessna 150G | Hillsville, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 17 Sep 2023 | Cessna 150K | South Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Cessna 150 | Caddo Mills, Texas, United States | Dallas Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 2023 | Cessna 150 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | Edwards Samuel T | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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