# NTSB CHI78DEP46: Cessna 150, N116DH, Kewaunee, WI, July 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1978
- Place: Kewaunee, WI · KEWAUNEE, WI
- Location: 44.4636° N, 87.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kewaunee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4636&lon=-87.5217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3406  78/7/19    KEWAUNEE,WI         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 437
        TIME - 2000                    N116DH              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEWAUNEE,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF FROM ALFALFA FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N116DH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116DH-1979-01-30), registration cancelled 1979-01-30, S/N 17437 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780719023069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719023069A), Jul 19, 1978: Cessna 150, Kewaunee, WI, Substantial damage. Takeoff from alfalfa field.

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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