# NTSB DEN81DTG03: Cessna 150, N61363, Trotter, ND, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1981
- Place: Trotter, ND · TROTTER, ND
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG03-122878

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2943   81/12/3   TROTTER,ND          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 850
        TIME - 1500                    N61363              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROTTER,ND                  SIDNEY,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL HIT CHUCK HOLE ON RANCH STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61363](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61363), registered now, S/N 15070989, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Private

## 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 19811203077729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203077729A), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 150J, Trotter, ND, Substantial damage. Returned to ranch strip due to deteriorating weather. Nose wheel dropping into a chuck hole and collapsed on taxi.

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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