- Date
- February 12, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Worthington, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50567Cessna 150
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830212003659A
- Case key
- 12088
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was able to maintain visual ground contact after he left blue earth, MN. However, as he was following an interstate highway near Worthington, MN, the visibility decreased. He attempted to get to the arpt at Worthington, but saw a power line & noted that the wx was worse beyond that point. He elected to land in an open field. During the landing, the acft nosed over on rough terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50567
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069401
- Airframe hours
- 3,321
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Star Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 5MN4 · Blue Earth, MN
- Destination
- SPF · Spearfish, SD
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 298 total · 21 in this make and model · 132 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSD, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.