# Accident 20080803843219A: Cessna 150L, Watertown, SD, August 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2008, 23:00 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9139° N, 97.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9139&lon=-97.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16235, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16235-2008-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 160 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080803843219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 3, 2008 AT 11 P.M. ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WATERTOWN, SD. PILOT WAS FLYING AT NIGHT AND TRIED TO EXECUTE A 180 DEGREE TURN DUE TO HAZY CONDITIONS. WHILE IN THE TURN PILOT STARTED TO DESCEND AND IMPACTED THE GRAOUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI08CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA235), Aug 4, 2008: Cessna 150L (N16235), Watertown, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain during cruise. Contributing to the accident was the night, the haze, and the tall vegetation.

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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