# NTSB CHI81DEE25: Cessna 172, N12119, Bellevue, IA, April 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1981
- Place: Bellevue, IA · BELLEVUE, IA
- Location: 42.2596° N, 90.4311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2596&lon=-90.4311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0759   81/4/1    BELLEVUE,IA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1197
        TIME - 0600                    N12119              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSISSIPPI RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEVUE,IA                 BARTOW,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED COLLIDED W OBJECT DURING TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12119](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12119-2005-08-09), registration cancelled 2005-08-09, S/N 38093, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 310A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310a) (registry code 2074204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mississippi River

## 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 19810401013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013259A), Apr 1, 1981: Cessna 172, Bellevue, IA, Substantial damage. Float failed during takeoff run in rough water. Floats manufactured by fiber float, model 2400A.

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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