# Accident 20050608012499A: Cessna 150H, Morrilton, AR, June 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2005, 22:47 local time
- Place: Morrilton, AR
- Airport: Morrilton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1361° N, 92.7133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1361&lon=-92.7133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6973S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6973S-2006-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050608012499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2005, AT 2247 CDT, CESSNA 150, N6973S, WHILE PERFORMING A NIGHT LANDING AT MORRILTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BDQ), VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTED A DITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK AND CAME TO REST. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE BDQ AIRPORT AND NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DFW05CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA160), Jun 9, 2005: Cessna 150H (N6973S), Morrilton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway during landing. A contributing factor was the dark night lighting condition.

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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