# NTSB CHI82DA202: Cessna 150, N714HY, Cambridge, MN, June 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1982, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Cambridge, MN
- Location: 45.5575° N, 93.2642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMBRIDGE MUNI (CBG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5575&lon=-93.2642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA202
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70111/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA202

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, takeoff - initial climb
  - judgment - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - underconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (cause)
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - anxiety/apprehension, pilot in command (cause)
  - emotional reaction, pilot in command (cause)
  - panic, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE PANICKED AT ABOUT 400 FEET AGL AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD. DURING THE LANDED SEQUENCE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714HY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714HY), registered now, S/N 15079199 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 255548
- Airframe hours: 1200
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Princton Flyers
- Registered owner: Princton Flyers
- Departed: CAMBRIDGE, MN
- Destination: CAMBRIDGE, MN
- Airport: CBG, Cambridge, runway 34, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820608021169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820608021169A), Jun 8, 1982: Cessna 150M, Cambridge, MN, Destroyed. Student pilot on first solo panicked and landed straight ahead after takeoff, causing accident.

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.

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