# NTSB Accident CEN16FA216
> **CESSNA 150F** · 2016-06-13 · Rockville, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16FA216
- **Event ID:** 20160613X11613
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-13
- **Location:** Rockville, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.738887, -87.219444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150F
- **Registration:** N102DK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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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