- Date
- January 14, 1985, 18:00 local (Jan 15, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Missoula, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1416QCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850114026629A
- Case key
- 16626
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Analysis
On jan 14, 1985, a Cessna 150 nosed over after landing on a highway near Missoula, MT. The pilot stated he lost partial engine power due to carburetor icing conditions encountered enroute from great falls, MT. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The plt received a wx briefing and filed a VFR flt plan with great falls fss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1416Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072716
- Airframe hours
- 3,147
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Theodore D. Hileman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1984
- Departed
- GTF · Great Falls, MT
- Destination
- MSO · Missoula, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 297 total · 297 in this make and model · 2,608 as pilot in command · 101 in the last 90 days · 34 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.