# Accident 20030901020739A: Cessna 150H, Moran, WY, September 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Moran, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1500° N, 110.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1500&lon=-110.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23108 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 31 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901020739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HIT A HOLE IN THE HAYFIELD ON TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 DEN03LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA148), Sep 1, 2003: Cessna 150H (N23108), Moran, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area which resulted in an encounter with the gopher hole during the touch-and-go. Factors contributing to the accident were the gopher hole, the abrupt…

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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