- Date
- July 11, 1983, 08:56 local (13:56 UTC)
- Place
- Hibbing, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N51228Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830711029339A
- Case key
- 12255
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
TotalCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The acft collided with a ditch during takeoff roll. The takeoff was on rwy 31 with the wind from 270 degrees at 8 KTS. The plt said that at 30-40 mph he lost directional control and swerved off the rwy into a drainage ditch. The rwy was 150 ft wide and made of asphalt, which was dry.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51228
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069853
- Airframe hours
- 6,737
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bemidji Aviation Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 6, 1983 · 8 hours before
- Airport
- HIB · Hibbing, runway 31, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18 total · 18 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.