# Accident 19810831061249A: Cessna 150F, Houston, AK, August 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Houston, AK
- Airport: Trio
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6153° N, 149.8006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6153&lon=-149.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7739F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7739F-1981-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 358 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831061249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 ANC81DAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG74), Aug 31, 1981: Cessna 150F (N7739F), Houston, AK, 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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