# Accident 19961127036829A: Cessna 150, Bowbells, ND, November 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1996, 13:50 local time
- Place: Bowbells, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8022° N, 102.2458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowbells, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8022&lon=-102.2458&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGCOS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961127036829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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