- Date
- November 1, 1983, 22:00 local (Nov 2, 1983, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6141KCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831101059299A
- Case key
- 16287
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt encountered fog immediately after takeoff at about 150 AGL. The plt looked back & could still see the rwy lights, he then began a descending rt turn to the rwy to land. During this descending turn, the rt wing hit the ground followed by the nose gear and propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6141K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077549
- Airframe hours
- 1,465
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Traill Aero Club, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 14, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Destination
- FAR · Fargo, ND
- Airport
- 5ND6 · Hillsboro Municipal, runway 34, 3,300 × 60 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
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 48 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.