# NTSB CHI81DEM38: Cessna 150, N7983R, Mcbain, MI, August 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1981
- Place: Mcbain, MI · MCBAIN, MI
- Location: 44.1961° N, 85.2154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McBain, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1961&lon=-85.2154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7983R-1983-02-04), registration cancelled 1983-02-04, S/N 15060083 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810818051079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818051079A), Aug 18, 1981: Cessna 150C, Mc Bain, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from short, sod strip using improper procedures. Aircraft stalled and crashed.

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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