Cessna 150F accident near Ottawa, Kansas, January 29, 1985
On January 29, 1985 at about 1:30 am local time, a Cessna 150F, registered N8127F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ottawa, Kansas (Ottawa Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 29, 1985 · about 1:30 am local time
- Place
- Ottawa, Kansas · Ottawa Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · all 150Fs on the register
- Registration
- N8127F · no longer on the register · serial 15064227
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK AN OBJECT DURING TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A SNOWBANK WHICH PARALLED THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ARPT OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THERE WAS SNOW KNOCKED ONTO THE RWY 5O TO 100 FT PRIOR TO WHERE THE ACFT CONTACTED THE SNOWBANK.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 474 hours in all; 202 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 421 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,467 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 9, 1984; 92 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 30T Ottawa KS at 1:30 am
- Destination: K68 Garnett KS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 3,400 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:45 am from IXD, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N8127F the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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