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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Gila Bend, AZ · August 11, 1988

Date
August 11, 1988 · 08:45 local
Place
Gila Bend, AZ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N704GJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA284
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
286 total232 in this make and model4 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.

No wind sock, landed in a 15 knot tail wind. Ran off end of runway and overturned. Pilots medical had expired.

As the FAA filed it

NO WIND SOCK, LANDED IN A 15 KNOT TAIL WIND. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED. PILOTS MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED.

NTSB investigation

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