# NTSB NYC81FGT07: Cessna 150, N76CA, Columbia, PA, July 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1981
- Place: Columbia, PA · COLUMBIA, PA
- Location: 40.0349° N, 76.4959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0349&lon=-76.4959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGT07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1803   81/7/8    COLUMBIA,PA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 348
        TIME - 1012                    N76CA               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGINNESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          310                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- 2100FT SOD STRIP.TKOF RWY 11,SLIGHTLY UPHILL,50-75FT TREES AT END.ACFT AT MAX GWT.OAT 90DEG F.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76CA-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 15077985, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Mcginness

## 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 19810708038959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708038959A), Jul 8, 1981: Cessna 150M, Columbia, PA, Destroyed. Tried to take off up hill downwind. Hot day. Over gross. Belated abort, airplane hit trees off end 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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