# NTSB DEN76FTM08: Cessna 150L, N18158, Woods Cross, UT, September 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1975
- Place: Woods Cross, UT · WOODS CROSS, UT
- Location: 40.8729° N, 111.9175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woods Cross, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8729&lon=-111.9175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3235  75/9/25    WOODS CROSS,UT      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 2045                    N18158              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODS CROSS,UT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- PLT KNEW ARPT UNLTD,CLOSED DUE CONSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18158](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18158-2023-04-01), registration cancelled 2023-04-01, S/N 15073831, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bountiful Skypark

## 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 19750925034159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750925034159A), Sep 25, 1975: Cessna 150L, Woods Cross, UT, Substantial damage. Plt knew arpt unltd,closed due construction.

## Other investigations on N18158 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN23LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA008), Oct 6, 2022: Cessna 150 (N18158), Iola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing.

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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