# NTSB MKC81DCD21: Cessna 152, N67606, Arlington, IA, June 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1981
- Place: Arlington, IA · ARLINGTON, IA
- Location: 42.7488° N, 91.6710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7488&lon=-91.6710&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 July 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1078  81/6/20    ARLINGTON,IA        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 106
        TIME - 1440                    N67606              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,IA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION. WIND GUSTS TO 12 KTS. HIT TOP OF FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67606](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67606-1986-02-25), registration cancelled 1986-02-25, S/N 15281942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hayfield

## 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 19810620034709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810620034709A), Jun 20, 1981: Cessna 152, Arlington, IA, Substantial damage. Tried to take off downwind from a farm field. Hit fence, stalled clearing wires off end of field.

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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