N63582

On April 19, 1998, about 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N63582, registered to private individuals, crashed during takeoff from a private airstrip near Lumber Bridge, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.

The pilot stated that it had rained earlier and the grass runway was wet. He did not walk the length of the 1,500-foot-long runway before takeoff. He performed a short/soft field takeoff, and when a couple hundred feet down the runway, he noted increased drag. He continued the takeoff, and when at what he felt was sufficient airspeed to become airborne, the airplane did not. He aborted the takeoff and applied the brakes, but the airplane skidded off the departure end of the runway and became airborne after contacting a road. The airplane then touched down in a field and nosed over. He further stated that he should have aborted the takeoff earlier.