# Accident 20041020032259A: Cessna 150M, Ashley, ND, October 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2004, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ashley, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0239° N, 99.3525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0239&lon=-99.3525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63439, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63439-2018-01-12) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041020032259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FATALLY INJURED PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING THE FLIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 91, ON A FLIGHT FROM BEMIDJI, MN TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSISTENT WITH SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FIRE ENSUED SUBSEQUENT TO THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED IN DIAMETER OF NO MORE THAN 100 FEET. WITNESSES REPORTED THE WEATHER AS "LOW CEILINGS AND STRONG WINDS WITH SOME MIST." ONE WITNESS REPORTED SEEING AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS "FLYING VERY LOW AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS REALLY WINDING." THIS WITNESS WAS LOCATED SOME 8 TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CRASH SITE. IT COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED IF THIS WAS THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, BUT THE SIGHTING WAS WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE CRASH.

## 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 CHI05LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA012), Oct 21, 2004: Cessna 150M (N63439), Ashley, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions and his not maintaining aircraft control during cruise flight. Factors present were the night condition and low…

## Other reports on N63439 (2)

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

- [Incident 19801217087689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217087689I), Dec 17, 1980: Cessna 150M (N63439), Columbus, IN. Forced landing after power loss. Cause undermined.
- [Accident 19760420008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760420008189A), Apr 20, 1976: Cessna A150K (N63439), Norfolk, MA, Substantial damage

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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