# Accident 19970531013689A: Cessna 150J, Woodbine, IA, May 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1997
- Place: Woodbine, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.7307° N, 95.6995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7307&lon=-95.6995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60971, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60971-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531013689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRFT WAS UNABLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF AND NOSE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN DITCH, NOSED OVER INTO A FIELD.

## 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 CHI97LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA155), May 31, 1997: Cessna 150 (N60971), Woodbine, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. Factors were the high temperature and high vegetation.

## Other reports on N60971 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910824057739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824057739I), Aug 24, 1991: Cessna 150J (N60971), Depue, IL. Pilot exhausted his fuel on a crosscountry flight. Forced landing on a road.

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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