Cessna 150 N101FA

Summary

On 5 January 2026 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N101FA, operated by Stiletto Beaver Touchdown LLC, was involved in an accident near Round Lake Park, Illinois, 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

5 January 2026 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Round Lake Park, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Campbell Airport (C81)

Coordinates

42.3246, -88.0741

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N101FA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

1

Operator

Stiletto Beaver Touchdown LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA083

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a soft-field takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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

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The flight instructor reported that her student was performing a simulated soft-field takeoff from a paved runway. Once the nose landing gear lifted off the runway, the airplane began to drift to the left. The instructor stated that she attempted to correct the drift while instructing the student to apply more right rudder. The airplane continued to drift to the left side of the runway as the main wheels lifted; the instructor reported she then took the flight controls to correct the drift, but was not able to regain directional control of the airplane before the left wing impacted trees. After the impact with the trees, the airplane rotated about 270° and came to rest upright, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s aft fuselage. The instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The instructor further reported that the accident could have been prevented if she was “shadowing” the flight controls and taken the flight controls sooner.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.