19810813049179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Driggs, ID · August 13, 1981

Date
August 13, 1981 · 00:25 local
Place
Driggs, ID
Airport
Teton Peaks
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N714GQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81DYA22
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,552 total506 in this make and model222 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor allowed student to become too low on night approach. Struck wires short of runway. Nosed over on impact

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TO BECOME TOO LOW ON NIGHT APPROACH. STRUCK WIRES SHORT OF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER ON IMPACT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.