# NTSB NYC81DHA14: Cessna 150H, N22578, Tobyhanna, PA, June 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1981
- Place: Tobyhanna, PA · TOBYHANNA, PA
- Location: 41.1770° N, 75.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tobyhanna, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1770&lon=-75.4180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DHA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1422   81/6/5    TOBYHANNA,PA        CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 800
        TIME - 1730                    N22578              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOBYHANNA,PA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD AT ARMY DEPOT HELICOPTER PAD AREA DUE DISORIENTATION & LOW FUEL STATE.N/W COLLAPSED DRNG DEPT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22578](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22578-1982-07-10), registration cancelled 1982-07-10, S/N 15068373, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810605032769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605032769A), Jun 5, 1981: Cessna 150H, Tobyhanna, PA, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff from rough field after a precautionary landing. Struck rocks severing nose wheel.

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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