# NTSB DEN77FTC25: Cessna 150, N63518, Meeteetse, WY, August 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1977
- Place: Meeteetse, WY · MEETEETSE, WY
- Location: 44.1491° N, 108.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeteetse, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1491&lon=-108.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTC25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2066  77/8/14  NR.MEETEETSE, WY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N63518              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LANDER, WY                  RETURN                       CODY, WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ATMTD TO FLY OVR 12000FT RIDGE TO AVOID ENROUTE CLOUDS,HIT SLOPE 11400FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63518](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63518-1980-09-15), registration cancelled 1980-09-15, S/N 15077366 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770814026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770814026189A), Aug 14, 1977: Cessna 150M, Meeteetse, WY, Substantial damage. Atmtd to fly ovr 12000FT ridge to avoid enroute clouds,hit slope 11400FT MSL.

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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