# Accident 19980130000769A: Cessna 150F, Havre, MT, January 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1998, 01:30 local time
- Place: Havre, MT
- Airport: Havre City County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5609° N, 109.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5609&lon=-109.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8798G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8798G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980130000769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT STOLE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND STALLED IMPACTING TERRAIN NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO OR NIGHT FLIGHT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       THE STUDENT PILOT HAD RECEIVED THREE HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION, BUT HAD NOT YET SOLOED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM ITS HANGAR AND FLOWN WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM ITS OWNER. THE STUDENT PILOT'S WHEREABOUTS WERE KNOWN UNTIL ABOUT 2347 THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FIRST NOTED TO BE MISSING ABOUT 0530 IN THE MORNING.  THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO THE CRASH.  HOWEVER, ONE INDIVIDUAL REMEMBERED SEEING AN AIRPLANE AT 0130, WHICH CAUGHT HIS ATTENTION, AS IT WAS DEPARTING TO THE EAST WITH WINDS FROM THE WEST.  HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS NOT VERY LOUD, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 3-400 FEET OFF THE GROUND.  HE REMEMBERED SEEING RED AND GREEN LIGHTS AND THE AIRPLANE 'BOBBING' IN THE WIND, WITH THE WINGS TIPPING FROM SIDE TO SIDE.    HE LEFT FOR WORK WITHOUT PAYING FURTHER ATTENTION TO THE AIRPLANE, WHILE IT WAS STILL WEST OF HIS HOUSE.  THE HOUSE IS LOCATED ABOUT 1-2 BLOCKS SOUTHWEST OF THE CRASH SITE.  FAA INSPECTORS CONDUCTED AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION AND REPORTED THAT NO PRE-CRASH MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND.  TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING BY THE FAA OF SAMPLES FROM THE STUDENT PILOT CONFIRMED A CONCENTRATION OF 52 MG/DL ETHANOL IN BLOOD,  116 MG/DL IN BRAIN FLUID, AND 152 M G/DL IN URINE.

## 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 SEA98LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA031), Jan 30, 1998: Cessna 150F (N8798G), Havre, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of control after his failure to maintain airspeed. Factors include his lack of total flight experience and incapacitation due to alcohol.

## Other reports on N8798G (1)

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

- [Incident 19900225011429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900225011429I), Feb 25, 1990: Cessna 150F (N8798G), Seeley Lake, MT, Minor damage. Nose gear broke through the snow on rollout. Propeller struck snow. Airport was notamed closed. No briefing.

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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