# Accident 19820913057859A: Cessna 150J, Nichols, IA, September 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1982, 18:50 local time
- Place: Nichols, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4693° N, 91.3003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4693&lon=-91.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51183, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51183-2018-05-30) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 153 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913057859A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO A SOFT SPOT ON PRIVATE STRIP. WIND CAUGHT UNDER RAISED WING. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INVERTED.

## 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 MKC83LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA012), Sep 13, 1982: Cessna 150 (N51183), Nichols, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51183 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760527012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527012419A), May 27, 1976: Cessna 150J (N51183), Muscatine, IA, Substantial damage. Plt attempted right seat ldg-limited experience.

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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