# Accident 19811203077729A: Cessna 150J, Trotter, ND, December 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Trotter, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N61363, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61363) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 470 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG03-122878) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203077729A

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO RANCH STRIP DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. NOSE WHEEL DROPPING INTO A CHUCK HOLE AND COLLAPSED ON TAXI.

## 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 DEN81DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG03-122878), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 150 (N61363), Trotter, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61363 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200320022109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200320022109I), Mar 20, 2020: Cessna 150J (N61363), West Fargo, ND, No damage. CFI and student had just finished training manuevers and were headed back to the airport. The engine started running rough. The CFI applied carb heat. There…
- [Incident 19920903035149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920903035149I), Sep 3, 1992: Cessna 150J (N61363), Minot, ND, No damage. Pilot made a hard landing while practicing takeoffs and landings.

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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