# Accident 19880811033759A: Cessna 150M, Gila Bend, AZ, August 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1988, 08:45 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9897° N, 112.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9897&lon=-112.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704GJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 232 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811033759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX88LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA284), Aug 11, 1988: Cessna 150M (N704GJ), Gila Bend, AZ, 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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