# Accident 19950121001759A: Cessna 150F, Castlewood, SD, January 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Castlewood, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7206° N, 97.0306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7206&lon=-97.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8981S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981S-2012-08-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950121001759A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON SNOW COVERED STRIP DUE TO SNOW PACKING IN WHEEL COVERS. COLLIDED WITH A FENCE ON LIFTOFF. (-23) ON JANUARY 21, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 CST, A CE 150, N8981S, OPERATED BY RALPH E. BREEDING, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AFTER LIFT OFF FROM A SNOW COVERED PRIVATE SOD STRIP ONE MILE SW OF CASTLEWOOD, SD. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CFR 14 PART 91 PERSONAL/BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT 1530 HOURS INTENDING TO FLY TO VALLEY CITY, ND WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI95LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA077), Jan 21, 1995: Cessna 150F (N8981S), Castlewood, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. Factors associated with the accident are the snow covered/drifted runway, and a fence.

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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