# NTSB CHI83LA306: Cessna 150J, N51228, Hibbing, MN, July 11, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 11, 1983, 08:56 local (13:56 UTC)
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Coordinates: 47.380317, -93.159133 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3803&lon=-93.1591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA306
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12255/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA306

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15069853
- Airframe hours: 6737
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 29; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830711029339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711029339A), Jul 11, 1983: Cessna 150J, Hibbing, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during takeoff and aircraft ran into a ditch.

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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