# NTSB SEA81DYP33: Cessna 150L, N21916, Waitsburg, WA, August 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1981
- Place: Waitsburg, WA · WAITSBURG, WA
- Location: 46.2698° N, 118.1509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waitsburg, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2698&lon=-118.1509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYP33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2711  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21916-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 15074533 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810813050259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813050259A), Aug 13, 1981: Cessna 150L, Waitsburg, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed aborting takeoff and aircraft hit ditch off end of departure 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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