- Date
- June 13, 1998, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gregory, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3596LCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980613013399A
- Case key
- 10914
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Probable cause
the pilot's not maintaining control of the airplane during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot attempted to land on a private airport. There were no witnesses; however the pilot's brother discovered the airplane impacted on the approach end of the runway. The pilot received serious injuries and does not recall the events of the accident. An examination of the airplane subsequent to the accident revealed no pre-accident anomalies.
Factual narrative
On June 13, 1998, at 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna 150F, N3596L, sustained substantial damage on impact with the terrain while landing at a private airport near Dallas, South Dakota. The student pilot received serious injuries.. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The personal flight was operating under provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated in Gregory, South Dakota, at 1100.
There were no witnesses to the accident. The airplane was located by the pilot's brother on the approach end of the runway. The pilot sustained injuries and does not recall the events at the time of the accident.
Federal Aviation Administration officials stated that the pilot's student certificate was expired at the time of the accident and the most recent annual inspection of the airplane was February 22, 1997. An examination of the airplane revealed no pre-accident anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3596L
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062396
- Airframe hours
- 2,433
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Boyt D. Young
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 22, 1996 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- 9D1 · Gregory Airport, SD
- Destination
- NONE · Dallas, SD
- Airport
- runway 18, 3,000 × 30 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 54 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSD, 122 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.
Other investigations on N3596L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.