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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Upham, ND · August 30, 2016

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Date
August 30, 2016 · 20:35 local
Place
Upham, ND
Airport
Rosenau
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18601
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA350
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
292 total1 in the last 90 days
N18601Registration cancelled Mar 12, 2018 · Cessna 150LS/N 15073976 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

According to witnesses PIC decided to go for an evening flight. Length of flight is unknown. Aircraft departed private farm strip. Upon return aircraft impacted river bank short of runway. Impact point was 6 feet below runway elevation. Aircraft went inverted and traveled 42 feet coming to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES PIC DECIDED TO GO FOR AN EVENING FLIGHT. LENGTH OF FLIGHT IS UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE FARM STRIP. UPON RETURN AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RIVER BANK SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPACT POINT WAS 6 FEET BELOW RUNWAY ELEVATION. AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED AND TRAVELED 42 FEET COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16LA350Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUpham, NDThe pilot's failure to obtain a proper aimpoint during landing due to reduced visibility from the setting sun.Aug 31, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N18601 · 1

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

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