# Accident 20030531011319A: Cessna 150D, Dillon, MT, May 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2003, 09:40 local time
- Place: Dillon, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2564° N, 112.5894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2564&lon=-112.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4424U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4424U-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531011319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A GUSTY CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF FROM HIS PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO THE ADJACENT FIELD WHERE THE AIRPLANE WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT IS A CESSNA 150 CONVERTED TO CONVENTIONAL (TAILDRAGGER) LANDING GEAR AND A 150-HORSEPOWER ENGINE. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS OF ROLLING OVER INVERTED IN THE 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 SEA03LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA091), May 31, 2003: Cessna 150 (N4424U), Dillon, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, and his inadequate remedial actions during his attempt to realign the aircraft with the runway. Factors include a…

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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