# Accident 19810929064289A: Cessna 150, Lidgerwood, ND, September 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1981, 10:20 local time
- Place: Lidgerwood, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0738° N, 97.1452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lidgerwood, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0738&lon=-97.1452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3039V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3039V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 114 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929064289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR ICE.

## 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 DEN81FTG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG21), Sep 29, 1981: Cessna 150 (N3039V), Lidgerwood, 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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