# NTSB DEN81FA056: Cessna 150M, N740AP, Sidney, MT, August 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1981
- Place: Sidney, MT · SIDNEY, MT
- Location: 47.7155° N, 104.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7155&lon=-104.1672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1980   81/8/5    SIDNEY,MT           CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 5 TOTAL
        TIME - 2120                    N740AP              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY RICHLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIDNEY,MT                   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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN AT DUSK AFTER TKOF & TURN BACK TWD ARPT.BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL 272 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N740AP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sidney Richland

## 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 19810805061339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805061339A), Aug 5, 1981: Cessna 150M, Sidney, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student pilot carrying passenger hit high tension wires and crashed during low level operation.

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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