# Accident 19820320009549A: Cessna 150F, Cottonwood Fall, KS, March 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cottonwood Fall, KS
- Airport: Chase Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3682° N, 96.5428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood Falls, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3682&lon=-96.5428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8958S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8958S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820320009549A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED WIND. TRIED TO TAKE OFF DOWNWIND. HIT SOFT SPOT, STRUCK FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8958S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930227050889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227050889A), Feb 27, 1993: Cessna 150F (N8958S), Knoxville, PA, Substantial damage. Plowed ten foot wide strip in snow covered runway. Left wheel hit crusty snow on edge on takeoff. Struck snowbank.

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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