# Accident 20140721012479A: Cessna 150M, Uticia, MT, July 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Uticia, MT
- Airport: Russian Flat
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7253° N, 110.4194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7253&lon=-110.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66255, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66255-2014-11-05) (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 MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140721012479A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM BZN AIRPORT APROX 1230 MDT. THE ARCRAFT LANDED AT  RUSSIAN AIRSTRIP LOCATED NEAR UTICIA MONTANA.  THE AIRSTRIP IS 3000 FEET X 50 FEET TURF. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO THE WEST.

THE AIRPORT DIRAGRAM, IN THE NOTES STATES THAT IT IS RECOMMENDED TO TAKEOFF TO THE EAST AND TO CHECK THE DENSITY ALTITUDE. THE NOTES ALSO STATES THAT THERE IS A 2% UPHILL TO THE WEST.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE APROX 384 FEET FROM THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A MARSH APROX 5O FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.

A PASSER-BY REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT TO THE JUDITH BASIN SHERIFF OFFICE AROUND 13:25

## 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 WPR14LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA305), Jul 21, 2014: Cessna 150M (N66255), Russian Flat, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning and his operation of the airplane outside of the manufacturer's specified performance limitations, which resulted in his exceedance of the…

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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