# NTSB MKC81DCQ46: Cessna 150, N8853G, Coldwater, KS, July 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1981
- Place: Coldwater, KS · COLDWATER, KS
- Location: 37.2675° N, 99.3234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2675&lon=-99.3234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1526  81/7/18    COLDWATER,KS        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 283
        TIME - 1400                    N8853G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEILING,KS                  RETURN                       COLDWATER,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           100                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           2                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 5200FT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8853G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853G-1981-12-02), registration cancelled 1981-12-02, S/N 15062953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stark

## 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 19810718050739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718050739A), Jul 18, 1981: Cessna 150F, Coldwater, KS, Substantial damage. Feared unable to clear wires at end of runway. Aborted takeoff. Ran through a fence at runway end. Temperature 100.

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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