Cessna 150G accident near Cedar Lake, MI
On October 11, 2008, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cedar Lake, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 11, 2008
- Place
- Cedar Lake, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.399°N, 84.964°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081014X91018
Official records · CEN09FA015
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
**This case was modified on 11/19/2010 - See docket for supporting documentation** HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 11, 2008, at 1332 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N3623J, operated by a student pilot, impacted trees and terrain during initial climb from a private airstrip near Cedar Lake, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot, who was acting as pilot-in-command, was seriously injured. His passenger was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and had the intended destination of Clare, Michigan. On the morning of the accident, the student pilot and his passenger flew from James Clements Municipal Airport (3CM), near Bay City, Michigan, to a private airstrip owned by the Great Lakes Adventist Academy near Cedar Lake, Michigan. The student pilot was seated in the left seat during the flight and performed the landing. He and his passenger then attended a reunion hosted by the Great Lakes Adventist Academy for approximately 3 hours before departing for another event near Clare, Michigan. According to the student pilot, the southeasterly grass runway was "very bumpy" and that it took more than half of the available runway length to achieve liftoff. After liftoff, the airplane was unable to clear the 60-70 foot high tree line located at the departure end of the runway. The airplane impacted several trees before descending nose first into a residential backyard.
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overall lack of flight experience.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
