# NTSB FTW83LA202: Cessna 150M, N63385, Altus, OK, April 22, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 22, 1983, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Altus, OK
- Coordinates: 34.639987, -99.309432 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6400&lon=-99.3094&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: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA202
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20874/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA202

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - lift-off - premature, dual student (cause)
  - proper climb rate - not attained, dual student (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND A DITCH DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS PULLED OFF THE GROUND PREMATURELY AND WHEN IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE THE CFI ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE ACFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A DITCH. THIS WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63385](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63385-1996-03-05), registration cancelled 1996-03-05, S/N 15077275 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15077275
- Airframe hours: 2840
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Altus Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 6, 1982, 5 hours before
- Airport: AXS, Altus Municipal, runway 12, 4,000 × 75 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 683 total, 31 in this make and model, 474 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 14° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19830422015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830422015209A), Apr 22, 1983: Cessna 150M, Altus, OK, Substantial damage. Unable to climb after a premature liftoff. Settled into a field and ran through a fence into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N63385 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW88DPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA02), Dec 27, 1987: Cessna 150M (N63385), Gainesville, TX, substantial damage

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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