# NTSB DEN78FTM04: Cessna 150E, N3547J, Ogden, UT, October 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1977
- Place: Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3538  77/10/26   OGDEN,UT            CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 465
        TIME - 2337                    N3547J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 324 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OGDEN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL .15 % ON BREATH TEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3547J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3547J-1982-09-28), registration cancelled 1982-09-28, S/N 15061247 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ogden Muni

## 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 19771026035949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026035949A), Oct 26, 1977: Cessna 150E, Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot blood alcohol .15 on breath test.

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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