# Accident 19981120031529A: Cessna 150M, Tower, MN, November 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tower, MN
- Airport: Tower Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8092° N, 92.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8092&lon=-92.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981120031529A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK AFTER LANDING (.19)ON NOVEMBER 20, 1998, AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A CESSNA 150M, N66314, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING LANDING IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE.  THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ELY, MINNESOTA, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO TOWER, MINNESOTA.                           (-23) ON THIRD LANDING ON RUNWAY 26, AIRCRAFT LANDED LEFT OF CENTER LINE, DRIFTED LEFT DUE TO ICE ON RUNWAY.  LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT PLOWED SNOW ON EDGE OF RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO SNOW BANK, STOPPING ENGINE AND TIPPING PLANE ONTO RIGHT WING.  RIGHT WING DAMAGED, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI99LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA036), Nov 20, 1998: Cessna 150M (N66314), Tower, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the icy runway and the snowbank.

## Other reports on N66314 (2)

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

- [Incident 20260211004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260211004009I), Feb 11, 2026: Cessna 150M (N66314), Chesterfield, MO, Minor damage. During short final landing to runway 8L, PIC went below the glidepath and reported hitting some trees. PIC was able to maintain control of the aircraft and…
- [Incident 19780804050069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804050069I), Aug 4, 1978: Cessna 150 (N66314), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot landed too hard, broke nosewheel, bent prop, while practicing touch and go's.

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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