# NTSB LAX81FVD34: Cessna 150, N2486J, Honeydew, CA, July 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1981
- Place: Honeydew, CA · HONEYDEW, CA
- Location: 40.2443° N, 124.1228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honeydew, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2443&lon=-124.1228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2381  81/7/18    HONEYDEW,CA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 311
        TIME - 1615                    N2486J              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANDERGAN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONEYDEW,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      77
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          280                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD WND 3-5KT,ENCTRD QTRG TAIL GSTS 25-30KT DRG TKOF,WITNESS RPRT 10-15KT.HIT TREES L OF RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2486J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2486J-1983-04-18), registration cancelled 1983-04-18, S/N 15065586, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Landergan Strip

## 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 19810718046189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718046189A), Jul 18, 1981: Cessna 150G, Honeydew, CA, Destroyed. Pilot claims wind changed during takeoff run causing him to abort takeoff and crash.

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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