- Date
- August 18, 1981
- Place
- Mcbain, MI · MCBAIN, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7983RCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810818051079A
- Case key
- 124568
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1903 81/8/18 MCBAIN,MI CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 469 TIME - 1900 N7983R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 432 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCBAIN,MI GRAND RAPIDS,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TKOF DISTANCE TO CLEAR 50FT OBSTACLE 1375FT,TOTAL LNDG STRIP LENGTH 1250FT W 150FT NOT USABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7983R
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.