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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Stevens Point, WI · April 14, 1985

Date: April 14, 1985 · 13:30 local
Place: Stevens Point, WI
Airport: Stevens Point
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4609X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI85LA161
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 170 total15 in this make and model2 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.

Pilot admitted that he flew too low over the Wisconsin river. Aircraft contacted the water and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE FLEW TOO LOW OVER THE WISCONSIN RIVER. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI85LA161Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStevens Point, WIDuring a low level flt over a river, the plt initiated a turn to reverse direction at 300 ft AGL. The acft contacted the water during the descending turn and nosed over.Apr 14, 1985 · Substantial damage