- Date
- September 7, 1982, 16:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Faith, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8127SCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820907049449A
- Case key
- 70661
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the aircraft lifted off the runway nicely, but after climbing to about 75 ft AGL, it started to lose lift and airspeed. He elected to land on a gravel road, but reported that a car was on the roadway. The aircraft was damaged during a landing in the ditch beside the road. The wind was gusting to 20 KTS and the density altitude was calculated to be 4791 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8127S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061727
- Airframe hours
- 4,321
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dr. George Jenter
- Registered owner
- Bear Butte Flying Club
- Departed
- SD17 · Faith, SD
- Destination
- 66D · Sturgis, SD
- Airport
- SD17 · Faith Municipal, runway 14, 2,300 × 200 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 395 total · 115 in this make and model · 334 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.