# NTSB MKC82DA050: Cessna 150L, N21932, Omaha, NE, March 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1982, 17:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Location: 41.1960° N, 96.1123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MILLARD (MLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1960&lon=-96.1123&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 March 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72091/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA050

## 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
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

DURING A MAXIMUM ANGLE CLIMB AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 200 TO 300 FT AGL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO OBTAIN A FASTER AIRSPEED. HOWEVER, HE BELIEVED THAT THE PLANE DESCENDED INTO DIMINISHING HEADWINDS WHILE MAINTAINING A CONSTANT GROUND SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 10 FT RIGHT AND ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21932](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21932-1984-12-11), registration cancelled 1984-12-11, S/N 15074547 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15074547
- Airframe hours: 1960
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William D. R. Janzen
- Registered owner: Ronald E. Clapsaddle
- Departed: MLE, OMAHA, NE
- Destination: MLE, OMAHA, NE
- Airport: MLE, Millard, runway 30, 3,800 × 75 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,600 total, 365 in this make and model, 1,460 as pilot in command, 103 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 99 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: OMA, 12 nm away

## 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 19820325006219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820325006219A), Mar 25, 1982: Cessna 150L, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane on steep climb angle after takeoff. Impact high sink rate off side of runway.

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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