# NTSB DEN81FTG21: Cessna 150, N3039V, Lidgerwood, ND, September 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1981
- Place: Lidgerwood, ND · LIDGERWOOD, ND
- Location: 46.0738° N, 97.1452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lidgerwood, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0738&lon=-97.1452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3322  81/9/29  NR.LIDGERWOOD,ND      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 114
        TIME - 1020                    N3039V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAHPETON,ND                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3039V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3039V), registered now, S/N 15076364, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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

## 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 19810929064289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929064289A), Sep 29, 1981: Cessna 150, Lidgerwood, ND, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Landed in a plowed field and nosed over. Possible carburetor ice. Conditions good for ice.

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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