# NTSB MKC82DA125: Cessna 150G, N3335J, Bonner Springs, KS, July 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1982, 19:15 local (Jul 15, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place: Bonner Springs, KS
- Coordinates: 39.070365, -94.919448 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0704&lon=-94.9194&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 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70003/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA125

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - uphill (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND AN UPHILL TAKEOFF RUN. THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. DURING A TURN TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A UTILITY WIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 2900 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3335J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3335J-1984-06-15), registration cancelled 1984-06-15, S/N 15066035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15066035
- Airframe hours: 5043
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William B. Haas
- Registered owner: Donald Tallman
- Departed: BONNER SPRINGS, KS
- Destination: GARDNER, KS
- Airport: Windsock Farm (Pvt), runway 13, 1,400 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,266 total, 58 in this make and model, 1,175 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820714030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820714030569A), Jul 14, 1982: Cessna 150G, Bonner Springs, KS, Substantial damage. At gross weight on hot day, upslope runway. Unable to climb, aborted takeoff. Struck wires trying for an open area.

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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