# NTSB CHI83LA111: Cessna 150, N50567, Worthington, MN, February 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 12, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Worthington, MN
- Location: 43.6287° N, 95.5997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worthington, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6287&lon=-95.5997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA111
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12088/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA111

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal
  - flight into known adverse weather - continued, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50567-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 15069401, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15069401
- Airframe hours: 3321
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830212003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212003659A), Feb 12, 1983: Cessna 150J, Worthington, MN, Substantial damage. Following a highway at a low altitude encountered powerlines and worsening weather. Elected to land. Nosed over.

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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