# Accident 20010726019099A: Cessna 150M, Rapid City, SD, July 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2001, 18:20 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0699° N, 103.2294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0699&lon=-103.2294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714GF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714GF-2005-04-14) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726019099A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 26, 2001, AT 1820 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150, N714GF, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE PRIOR TO TAXI WHEN A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED IT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON A SUPERVISED STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT HAD INTENDED TO DEPART THE RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RAP), RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (ABOVE FROM 8020-23).                                     (.19) ON JULY 26, 2001, AT 1920 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150, N174GF, SUSTAINED SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE PRIOR TO TAXI WHEN A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED IT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON A SUPERVISED STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT HAD INTENDED TO DEPART THE RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RAP), RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  AT 1910, THE SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATION AT RAP WAS: WINDS 130 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 28 KTS, 3 MILES VISIBILITY, 1,400 FEET SCATTERED, 3,700 FEET BROKEN, 9,000 FEET OVERCAST, TEMPERAT URE 17 DEGREES C, DEWPOINT 14 DEGREES C, ALTIMETER 29.99.

## 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 CHI01LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA253), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna 150M (N714GF), Rapid City, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student solo pilot failed to compensate for the wind conditions. Factors included the high wind, gusts, and tailwind.

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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