# Accident 19761218039669A: Cessna 150G, Keene, ND, December 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1976
- Place: Keene, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 47.9270° N, 102.9416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keene, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9270&lon=-102.9416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8563J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218039669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT CIRCLING FRIENDS HOUSE AT LOW ALTITUDE. SEAT SLIPPED BACKWARD DUE TO TURBULENCE.STRUCK HILL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC77DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTG01), Dec 18, 1976: Cessna 150 (N8563J), Keene, ND, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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