- Date
- November 25, 1982, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Red Wing, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N18236Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821125060269A
- Case key
- 72358
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while enroute to Red Wing, MN he ran into deteriorating weather and the engine started to run rough. He decided to execute a precautionary landing into a hay field rather than encounter darkness and adverse weather conditions with a rough running engine. During the landing he lost directional control and the aircraft nosed over. Examination and run-up of the engine after the accident revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18236
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1573889
- Airframe hours
- 3,846
- Engine
- Lycoming O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Seifert Skyways
- Registered owner
- Seifert Skyways
- Departed
- C · Owatonna, MN
- Destination
- C · Red Ing, MN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 140 total · 85 in this make and model · 74 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 210° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 77 °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.