# NTSB DEN80FTA12: Cessna 150, N11499, Winnett, MT, June 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1980
- Place: Winnett, MT · WINNETT, MT
- Location: 47.0043° N, 108.3466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnett, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0043&lon=-108.3466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1325   80/6/3    WINNETT,MT          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 435
        TIME - 1100                    N11499              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINNETT,MT                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM ABANDONED ROAD BED.HIT ROAD BARRICADE.6IN WEEDS ON ROAD BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11499](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11499), registered now, S/N 15075464 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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

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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