# NTSB Accident CEN18LA015
> **CESSNA 150J** · 2017-10-18 · Willmar, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA015
- **Event ID:** 20171018X01510
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-10-18
- **Location:** Willmar, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.11, -95.129447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150J
- **Registration:** N50609
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper conduct of the soft-field takeoff, which led to his failure to attain adequate airspeed, and the flight instructor’s subsequent improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, forced landing.

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