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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Bowbells, ND · November 27, 1996

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Date: November 27, 1996 · 13:50 local
Place: Bowbells, ND
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: CGCOS
Reported as: Cessna 150
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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Cross country flight. Reported engine trouble, decided to land. Airport closed. Engine problems persisted, crashed. (-23) canadian private pilot, on cross-country flight with one additional occupant departed minot, ND cruising at 6,500 MSL reported rough engine. Pilot applied carburetor heat but problem persisted with drop in RPM. Attempted to land at Bowbells airport. Airport was closed and snow covered. Pilot attempted to land in open field and encountered hilly terrain. Nose landing gear collapsed and aircraft received substantial damage. No injuries incurred. Intended destination was saskatoon, sak., Canada.

As the FAA filed it

CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE, DECIDED TO LAND. AIRPORT CLOSED. ENGINE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, CRASHED. (-23) CANADIAN PRIVATE PILOT, ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH ONE ADDITIONAL OCCUPANT DEPARTED MINOT, ND CRUISING AT 6,500 MSL REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE. PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED WITH DROP IN RPM. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT BOWBELLS AIRPORT. AIRPORT WAS CLOSED AND SNOW COVERED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD AND ENCOUNTERED HILLY TERRAIN. NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES INCURRED. INTENDED DESTINATION WAS SASKATOON, SAK., CANADA.