# NTSB ATL81FIJ10: Cessna 150, N1730Q, Hurricane, WV, June 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1981
- Place: Hurricane, WV · HURRICANE, WV
- Location: 38.4323° N, 82.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hurricane, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4323&lon=-82.0167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0928  81/6/12    HURRICANE,WV        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 179
        TIME - 1400                    N1730Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HURRICANE,WV                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1730Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1730Q-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 15073030, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midway

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810612032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032889A), Jun 12, 1981: Cessna 150L, Hurricane, WV, Substantial damage. Premature liftoff. Unable to climb, aborted. Slid off end of slick grass runway. Nosed over.

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.

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