# NTSB DEN81FA040: Cessna 150, N41188, Hot Srings, SD, June 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1981
- Place: Hot Srings, SD · HOT SRINGS, SD
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1117   81/6/9  NR.HOT SRINGS,SD      CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 400
        TIME - 0430                    N41188              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOT SRINGS,SD                LARAMIE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- MTN TOPS OBSCD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N41188 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hot Springs

## 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 19810609031999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609031999A), Jun 9, 1981: Cessna 150, Hot Springs, SD, Destroyed. Pilot flew aircraft into ground proceeding into deteriorating weather conditions.

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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