# NTSB MKC81DCJ07: Cessna 182, N253EE, Cody, NE, March 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1981
- Place: Cody, NE · CODY, NE
- Location: 42.9377° N, 101.2489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9377&lon=-101.2489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0353  81/3/22    CODY,NE             CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 126
        TIME - 1230                    N253EE              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CODY,NE                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                      65
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD STARTING TKOF INTO WND,AFT ACDNT,NOTED THAT WND HAD CHANGED TO TAIL WND,GSTG 10KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N253EE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253EE-1984-07-11), registration cancelled 1984-07-11, S/N 18258247 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna Wren 182K460](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-wren-182k460) (registry code 2075814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ranch 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 19810322011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011049A), Mar 22, 1981: Cessna 182K, Cody, NE, Destroyed. Pilot reported wind shift on takeoff. Stalled on climb to miss farm buildings.

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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