# Accident 19810705039439A: Cessna 150M, Viborg, SD, July 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1981, 19:45 local time
- Place: Viborg, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1722° N, 97.0824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Viborg, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1722&lon=-97.0824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3483T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3483T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 112 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705039439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

JUDGED INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR TAKEOFF.  ABORTED.  UNABLE TO STOP ON WET GRASS RUNWAY.  STRUCK A DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81DTK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK14), Jul 5, 1981: Cessna 177 (N3483T), Viborg, SD, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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