# NTSB Accident CHI98LA038
> **Cessna 150** · 1997-11-17 · PLYMOUTH, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA038
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09148
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-17
- **Location:** PLYMOUTH, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.339324, -86.310211
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150
- **Registration:** N50579
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the crosswind, soft field takeoff.  Factors in this accident were the pilot not following the airplane manufacturer's recommended takeoff procedures by lowering the flaps, and the crosswind.

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