# NTSB DEN85LA105: Cessna 150, N50511, Logan, UT, March 31, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 31, 1985, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Logan, UT
- Coordinates: 41.720851, -111.839248 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7209&lon=-111.8392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16655/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA105

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vmc) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT IMPACTED A SNOWBANK TO ADJACENT TO THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLT HAD APPLIED WHEEL BRAKES WITH THE THROTTLE ADVANCED PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE SNOWBANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50511](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50511-2000-05-05), registration cancelled 2000-05-05, S/N 15069357 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Airframe hours: 6021
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Flying Techs, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 8, 1984, 15 hours before
- Airport: Logan, runway 35, 5,900 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 48 total, 24 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## 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 19850331010219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331010219A), Mar 31, 1985: Cessna 150J, Logan, UT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during go portion of touch and go. Brakes applied, power not retarded. Ran off runway.

## Other investigations on N50511 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN71DTM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DTM27), May 24, 1971: Cessna 150 (N50511), Logan, UT, substantial damage

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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