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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Waitsburg, WA · August 13, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1981
Place
Waitsburg, WA · WAITSBURG, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N21916Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810813050259A
Case key
123990

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2711  81/8/13    WAITSBURG,WA        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1848
        TIME - 1400                    N21916              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIND,WA                     HUNTSVILLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N21916
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.