# NTSB DEN77DTM27: Cessna 150, N4574U, Tremonton, UT, August 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Tremonton, UT · TREMONTON, UT
- Location: 41.7170° N, 112.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tremonton, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7170&lon=-112.1873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1985   77/8/9    TREMONTON,UT        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N4574U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TREMONTON MUNICIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TREMONTON,UT                RETURN                       BRIGHAM CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT MISINTERPRETED WIND SOCK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4574U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4574U), registered now, S/N 15060574, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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: Tremonton Municip

## 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 19770809023959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809023959A), Aug 9, 1977: Cessna 150D, Tremonton, UT, Substantial damage. Student pilot misinterpreted wind sock

## Other investigations on N4574U (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 DEN68D0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0124), Oct 15, 1967: Cessna 150 (N4574U), Casper, WY, substantial damage

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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