# Accident 19850530021199A: Cessna 150M, Merrill, WI, May 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1985, 20:45 local time
- Place: Merrill, WI
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1794° N, 89.6992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1794&lon=-89.6992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66069, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66069) (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 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530021199A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT WHILE LOOKING INSIDE COCKPIT FOR FLAP SWITCH. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI85LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA217), May 31, 1985: Cessna 150M (N66069), Merrill, WI, 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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