# NTSB CHI81FEI25: Cessna 150L, N16168, Wadsworth, OH, July 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1981
- Place: Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1494   81/7/4    WADSWORTH,OH        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N16168              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELTZIEN SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OH                WADSWORTH,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16168](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16168-1982-01-21), registration cancelled 1982-01-21, S/N 15073517 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark

## 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 19810704038199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704038199A), Jul 4, 1981: Cessna 150L, Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. Struck wires on slow flight climbout after a bomb dropping contest run over airport. Flaps full down.

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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