# Accident 19980907022809A: Cessna 150F, Eaton Rapids, MI, September 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1998, 16:25 local time
- Place: Eaton Rapids, MI
- Airport: Skyway Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5104° N, 84.6494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5104&lon=-84.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6759F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6759F) (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: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980907022809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF DUE TO WINDS AND DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO STOP.  AIRCRAFT WENT INTO BEAN FIELD AT END OF RUNWAY AND TURNED OVER.  ABORT WAS INITIATED AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX 75' INTO THE AIR ON TAKE OFF.

## 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 CHI98LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA336), Sep 7, 1998: Cessna 150F (N6759F), Eaton Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to abort the takeoff while in the air and beyond the point where the pilot could execute a landing on the remaining airstrip runway area. A factor which contributed to…

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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