# Incident 19850323019709I: Cessna STC150, Turner, ME, March 23, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Turner, ME
- Airport: Twitchell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1889° N, 70.2329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Twitchell Airport (3B5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1889&lon=-70.2329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51258, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51258) (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 STC150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 2 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850323019709I

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON FIRST SOLO LANDING AFTER TAILWHEEL CHECKOUT OF TWO HOURS.

## Other reports on N51258 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980112002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980112002439A), Jan 12, 1998: Cessna 150J (N51258), Gaylord, MI, Substantial damage. Extension axle for ski equipped 150 failed landing on frozen lake. Ground looped. (.4)the airplane experienced a hard landing. During the hard landing the…
- [Accident 19760928032079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760928032079A), Sep 28, 1976: Cessna 150J (N51258), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Flt for radio maint. Following close to leading acft.

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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