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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Tampa, FL · February 10, 1981

Date
February 10, 1981 · 14:45 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Vandenberg
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5474Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FLD23
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,671 total0 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to take off on improvised muddy strip in gusty wind. Wing struck bush on lift-off.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON IMPROVISED MUDDY STRIP IN GUSTY WIND. WING STRUCK BUSH ON LIFT-OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.