Cessna 150F accident near Rockville, IN
On June 13, 2016, a Cessna 150F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rockville, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 13, 2016
- Place
- Rockville, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.739°N, 87.219°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160613X11613
Official records · CEN16FA216
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 13, 2016, at 0957 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150F airplane, N102DK, impacted trees and terrain after departure from Butler Field Airport (IN46), Rockville, Indiana. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions existed about the time of the accident near the accident site, and no flight plan filed. The flight was destined for Eagle Creek Airpark, Indianapolis, Indiana. According to a witness who was mowing grass at IN46, the airplane lifted off from the grass runway near midfield. The witness noticed that the airplane initially climbed with a high pitch attitude, but he did not observe the subsequent climbout or accident. The airplane struck the top of 50-ft-tall trees located about 1,100 ft past the departure end of the runway and came to rest about 125 ft beyond the initial tree strike. A postcrash fire ensued. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 44, held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. On March 15, 2016, the pilot was issued a third-class medical certificate with no limitations. At the time of the medical examination, the pilot reported having 60 hours of total flight time with 25 hours in the last 6 months. The pilot's logbooks were not available for the investigation. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONThe accident airplane, a Cessna 150F, was manufactured in 1966. It was powered by a Continental Motors O-200A engine, se
Probable cause
The pilot's use of an improper soft-field takeoff procedure, which resulted in the airplane having insufficient airspeed to climb out of ground effect and its subsequent impact with trees near the departure end of the runway.
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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.
