| Crash location | 40.578056°N, 122.409722°W |
| Nearest city | Redding, CA
40.586540°N, 122.391675°W 1.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N7990F |
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| Accident date | 28 Aug 2018 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 150 |
| Additional details: | None |
On August 28, 2018, about 1100 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150F airplane, N7990F, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Benton Field Airport (O85), Redding, California. The private pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.
Multiple witnesses located near the accident site reported that after takeoff, the airplane appeared to be slow and continued to pitch upward before it rolled to the left and descended toward the ground in a nose low attitude.
Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane impacted generally flat terrain about 700 ft northwest of the departure end runway 33. The wreckage was contained within a 20 foot area of the initial impact point (IIP). The IIP was identified by a tree strike about 20 ft above the ground near the main wreckage. The airplane came to rest upright on a magnetic heading of about 130°. All major structural components were located at the accident site.
The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.