# NTSB MKC83LA195: Cessna 150L, N1911F, S. Sioux City, NE, August 17, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 16, 1983, 20:18 local (Aug 17, 1983, 01:18 UTC)
- Place: S. Sioux City, NE
- Coordinates: 42.459789, -96.410247 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4598&lon=-96.4102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA195
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33473/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA195

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - touch-and-go - continued, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - utility pole (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RWY 14 WITH A SOUTHERLY WIND AT 8 KTS, HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY WITH 20 DEG OF FLAPS. THE TEMP WAS 93 DEG & THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APRX 3800 FT. THE PLT DID NOT RAISE THE FLAPS UNTIL AFTER THE ACFT TOOK OFF AGAIN. WHEN IT REACHED APRX 50 FT AGL, HE NOTICED THAT THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING SLOWER THAN NORMAL & HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT CLEARANCE TALL TREES BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. A LEFT TURN WAS BEGUN; HOWEVER, THERE WERE BUILDINGS AHEAD & TO THE LEFT, SO A 90DEG RIGHT TURN WAS ATTEMPTED. DURING THE TURN, THE NOSE HAD TO BE LOWERED TO KEEP FROM STALLING THE ACFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE WAS LANDED IN A DITCH, PARALLEL TO A ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1911F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1911F), registered now, S/N 15072164, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072164
- Airframe hours: 3727
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sioux Air, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, December 30, 1982, 5 hours before
- Airport: 7K8, Martin, runway 14, 3,277 × 22 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 69 total, 11 in this make and model, 42 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SUX, 5 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 19830816043899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816043899A), Aug 16, 1983: Cessna 150L, South Sioux Cit, IA, Destroyed. Unable to climb to clear trees on a touch and go. Landed in a road ditch. A wing struck a utility pole.

## Other investigations on N1911F (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC83LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA071), Feb 7, 1983: Cessna 150L (N1911F), S. Sioux City, NE, substantial damage

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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